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Kund, the diver. Bratislava. Once upon a time the country’s boundary was to the west of the town of Bratislava. The castle of Bratislava is on the bank of the River Danube .
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Kund, thediver Bratislava
Onceupon a timethecountry’sboundarywastothewest of thetownof Bratislava.
The castle of Bratislava is onthe bank of theRiverDanube.
Inthepastthey had toprotectitagainsttheGermans. Sotherewas a stonewallaroundit, which made attacks more difficult.
Emperor Henry III triedtoconquerthecastleseveraltimes. Once he surroundeditwithshipswhilehewasattackingitbyland.
A young man called Zotmund oncecametothe lord of thecastle.His friends only called him ‘Kund, the diver’. He offeredhishelptothe lord.
Hisplanwastoswimundertheships of theGermans and tomake a holeonthemsothattheywouldsink.
Notmanycouldswimatthetime, even less coulddive. But Zotmund wasveryclever and brave. Hisplanwassuccessful and Bratislava wonthebattle.
Nowadays Zotmund is known as ‘Kund, the clever and brave diver’.