{"id":7005,"date":"2022-07-19T17:06:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T17:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/?page_id=7005"},"modified":"2022-07-19T17:11:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T17:11:09","slug":"legends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/en\/katun-road-untold-bjelasica\/legends\/","title":{"rendered":"Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium width_full parallax_ver with_shape\"><div class=\"l-section-shape type_zigzag pos_bottom\" style=\"height:15vmin;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 64 8\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\">\r\n\t<path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M64 8 L0 8 L0 0 L20 7.9 L40 3 L48 5 L64 0 Z\"\/>\r\n<\/svg><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2-1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\t\t\t<!-- Flexy Breadcrumb -->\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fbc fbc-page\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Breadcrumb wrapper -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fbc-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Ordered list-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"fbc-items\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">\r\n                <span itemprop=\"name\">\r\n                    <!-- Home Link -->\r\n                    <a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katunroads.me\">\r\n                    \r\n                                                    <i class=\"fa fa-home\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/span>\r\n                <meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><!-- Meta Position-->\r\n             <\/li><li><span class=\"fbc-separator\">\/<\/span><\/li><li class=\"active\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\" title=\"Legends\">Legends<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"2\" \/><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_custom_heading source=&#8221;post_title&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23b2784c&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22color%22%3A%22%23b2784c%22%7D%7D&#8221;]<div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-grid us_grid type_grid layout_gallery_default cols_6 pagination_infinite preload_style_spinner\" id=\"us_grid_1\" style=\"--columns:6;--gap:4px;\" data-filterable=\"true\"><style>@media (max-width:767px){#us_grid_1{--columns:4!important}}@media (max-width:479px){#us_grid_1{--columns:2!important}}.layout_gallery_default .w-grid-item-h{}<\/style><div class=\"w-grid-list\">\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-5302 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry\" data-id=\"5302\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a ref=\"magnificPopupGrid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Pesica-Jezero-Pentax-K-5-12.07.2011-21-15-00-2.jpeg\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Untold Bjelasica\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Pesica-Jezero-Pentax-K-5-12.07.2011-21-15-00-2-350x350.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-us_350_350_crop size-us_350_350_crop\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Pesica-Jezero-Pentax-K-5-12.07.2011-21-15-00-2-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Pesica-Jezero-Pentax-K-5-12.07.2011-21-15-00-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Pesica-Jezero-Pentax-K-5-12.07.2011-21-15-00-2-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-6094 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry\" data-id=\"6094\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a ref=\"magnificPopupGrid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-5-23.07.16-12-03-03.jpg\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"PENTAX K-5 &#8211; 23.07.16 12-03-03\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-5-23.07.16-12-03-03-350x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_350_350_crop size-us_350_350_crop\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-5-23.07.16-12-03-03-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-5-23.07.16-12-03-03-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-5-23.07.16-12-03-03-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-5180 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry\" data-id=\"5180\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a ref=\"magnificPopupGrid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-1-Mark-II-HD-PENTAX-D-FA-70-210mm-F4-ED-SDM-WR-210-27-04-22-13-51-58.jpeg\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Untold Bjelasica\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-1-Mark-II-HD-PENTAX-D-FA-70-210mm-F4-ED-SDM-WR-210-27-04-22-13-51-58-350x350.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-us_350_350_crop size-us_350_350_crop\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-1-Mark-II-HD-PENTAX-D-FA-70-210mm-F4-ED-SDM-WR-210-27-04-22-13-51-58-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-1-Mark-II-HD-PENTAX-D-FA-70-210mm-F4-ED-SDM-WR-210-27-04-22-13-51-58-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-1-Mark-II-HD-PENTAX-D-FA-70-210mm-F4-ED-SDM-WR-210-27-04-22-13-51-58-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-6110 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry\" data-id=\"6110\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a ref=\"magnificPopupGrid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/kamena-rijeka.jpeg\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Untold Bjelasica\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/kamena-rijeka-350x350.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-us_350_350_crop size-us_350_350_crop\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/kamena-rijeka-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/kamena-rijeka-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/kamena-rijeka-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-5883 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry\" data-id=\"5883\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a ref=\"magnificPopupGrid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-1-Mark-II-HD-PENTAX-D-FA-15-30mm-F2.8-ED-SDM-WR-15-15-08-20-17-04-28.jpeg\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Untold Bjelasica\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-1-Mark-II-HD-PENTAX-D-FA-15-30mm-F2.8-ED-SDM-WR-15-15-08-20-17-04-28-350x350.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-us_350_350_crop size-us_350_350_crop\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-1-Mark-II-HD-PENTAX-D-FA-15-30mm-F2.8-ED-SDM-WR-15-15-08-20-17-04-28-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-1-Mark-II-HD-PENTAX-D-FA-15-30mm-F2.8-ED-SDM-WR-15-15-08-20-17-04-28-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-1-Mark-II-HD-PENTAX-D-FA-15-30mm-F2.8-ED-SDM-WR-15-15-08-20-17-04-28-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-5848 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry\" data-id=\"5848\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a ref=\"magnificPopupGrid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-5-27-08-2012-16-01-43.jpeg\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Untold Bjelasica\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-5-27-08-2012-16-01-43-350x350.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-us_350_350_crop size-us_350_350_crop\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-5-27-08-2012-16-01-43-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-5-27-08-2012-16-01-43-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PENTAX-K-5-27-08-2012-16-01-43-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n<\/div>\t<div class=\"w-grid-preloader\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"g-preloader type_5\">\r\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-json hidden\" onclick='return {&quot;action&quot;:&quot;us_ajax_grid&quot;,&quot;infinite_scroll&quot;:0,&quot;max_num_pages&quot;:1,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;infinite&quot;,&quot;template_vars&quot;:{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;exclude_items&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;img_size&quot;:&quot;us_350_350_crop&quot;,&quot;ignore_items_size&quot;:0,&quot;items_layout&quot;:&quot;gallery_default&quot;,&quot;items_offset&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;load_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;overriding_link&quot;:&quot;%7B%22type%22%3A%22popup_image%22%7D&quot;,&quot;post_id&quot;:0,&quot;query_args&quot;:{&quot;post_type&quot;:[&quot;attachment&quot;],&quot;post__in&quot;:[&quot;5300&quot;,&quot;5178&quot;,&quot;5846&quot;,&quot;6092&quot;,&quot;6108&quot;,&quot;5881&quot;],&quot;post_status&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;post_mime_type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;posts_per_page&quot;:999},&quot;orderby_query_args&quot;:{&quot;orderby&quot;:&quot;RAND(1459820566)&quot;},&quot;type&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;us_grid_post_type&quot;:&quot;attachment&quot;,&quot;us_grid_ajax_index&quot;:1,&quot;us_grid_filter_query_string&quot;:null,&quot;us_grid_index&quot;:1,&quot;page_args&quot;:[],&quot;lang&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}}'><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>In the katuns, speaking, telling stories is the greatest enjoyment, imagination, savory food.<\/p>\n<p>Living in harmony with nature (and in a constant struggle with it), wrestling with problems, phenomena nobody knew how to explain and account for, the people of this region created characters, legends, fairytales\u2026 The remains of pagan beliefs brought by the Slavs, mixed with the beliefs of the tribes that had already lived here. Bjelasica, steeping in dense, foggy forests, with strong winds howling over bare peaks, gorges and ravines, was the place where not only did fairies and dragons and winged horses find their place during long nights, but also various other mythological beings, monsters, demons, witches\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Enormous trees, still lakes, old watermills, piles of strange stones, lonely tombs, caves, strange object found in earth during plowing were all inspiration for the tales of wedding cemeteries, hidden (and found) treasure, emperors and kings, miners who never came out from mountain, fugitives, heroes and saints\u2026 These tales are a part of folklore, most likely historically unfounded, but still remembered by the people, as they were passed from generation to generation, just receiving new ornaments along the way.<\/p>\n<h2>Legend of the winged horse<\/h2>\n<p>When you look down from Zekova Glava, a peak where Vilina cave is situated, towards Pe\u0161i\u0107a lake, it is somehow clearer how the legend of the winged horse, that lived in this lake, was created. At the bottom of a nature-made amphitheater, a calm, blue water sparkles, just as a piece of glass, surrounded in all the shades of playful green, and in shades of clouds dancing along the slopes. They flap, as if they really are wings.<\/p>\n<p>Long, long time ago, during the nights when Bjelasica\u2019s slopes bathed in the moonlight like in milk, two jets of water would fly up from the black, glistening surface of the lake, out of sudden, then two white wings would appear, and fairies, hidden behind trees, would tremble from excitement. Nothing was as beautiful as the winged horse flying in the moonlight. One of the fairies wanted the horse for herself. To caress him, to be the only one listening the rustle of the pearly feathers. She caught the blue eye of the white horse by dancing and singing, and then lured him into the cave.\u00a0 Her happiness was immeasurable, but it didn\u2019t last for long. Envy made her friends catch the horse and smear his wings with resin. Seeing him stagger around, helpless and sad, they repented, but it was too late. And the fairy, who wanted the horse for herself, died in grief.<\/p>\n<h2>An ordeal of wedding guests<\/h2>\n<p>Montenegrin wedding guests from Mora\u010da were riding their horses along the \u0160i\u0161ko Lake, when they suddenly met Turkish wedding guests from Berane. Turks shouted to Montenegrins to get out of their way, but then a Montenegrin flag bearer stepped in and threatened:<\/p>\n<p>Move, so that we, people from Mora\u010da, can pass, we have never paid you taxes! \u2013 then he pulled out his Yatagan sword and rushed towards villains. Other people in the group rushed after him, the battle started, a real slaughter, and all the wedding guests died, the Turkish one and Montenegrin, as well. The only survivors of the battle were the two brides and they returned to their home. \u00a0They were all buried in the same grave, a heavy stone was pulled over it. It still stands beside the \u0160i\u0161ko lake.<\/p>\n<h2>Wedding cemetery<\/h2>\n<p>There are three of these, so called, wedding cemeteries on Bjelasica: the one on Klju\u010d, in Rijeka Mu\u0161ovi\u0107a and the third one on \u0160i\u0161ka.<\/p>\n<p>These are, in fact, piles of scattered and erect stones, tombstones and necropolis. These traces of people who lived here long time ago, are the foundation for romantic tales and legends of tragic encounters along the narrow mountain paths.<\/p>\n<p>The place called Svatovsko groblje (Wedding cemetery) is a bit unusual. This pass, situated almost at the top of the mountain, is a place where the grass never grows and where winds always blow. They cross paths, because roads and paths, friends and enemies, folk tales have always crossed paths here.<\/p>\n<p>According to one of the tales, many years ago, a groom\u2019s family from Mojkovac went across Bjelasica to take the bride. On their way back, they were hit by a severe storm. Blizzard swept them away at the pass, the wedding party froze and they were all buried there.<\/p>\n<p>There are several assumptions about the time when these cemeteries were made. Some believe these were two-religious cemeteries from the period when Christians began converting into Islam in certain parts (legend of the cemetery next to the \u0160i\u0161ko lake). Others, on the other hand, believe they are older, certainly from the Slavs period, but before they converted to Christianity, and that old rituals were performed there.<\/p>\n<p>According to the legend, encounters of wedding processions on horses took place a long time ago and ancient customs dictated that it was a taboo to turn from the path. It was this turning from the path, or giving way to the other procession, that caused a large misfortune and bad fate for those who hadn\u2019t even begun their happy life together. Then, an argument would start and soon after the first heads would fall.<\/p>\n<p>Another legend says that a famous and rich trader from Kola\u0161in, Akan Mari\u0107, found a buried treasure right at the wedding cemetery on Bjelasica. He was given a map by his wife, who was the last descendent of an old pre-Slav, Illyrian family.<\/p>\n<h2>How was Biogradsko lake formed<\/h2>\n<p>Two brothers were skinning the barley at the threshing floor on Bjelasica and the older brother began dividing the grain in two, because the younger one was blind. He filled up the deeper side of the measuring cup, brought it to his brother and asked:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is it full, brother?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The younger one ran his hand over the surface and said:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes, it is, brother.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The older poured the grain into his sack. Then he filled the shallow side of the measuring cup and, again, brought it to his sibling. The younger touched the surface and confirmed it was full. The older poured the smaller cup of grains into his brother\u2019s sack. The same process continued until all the grains were shared. The older brother than asked:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are you all right with how we divided the grains, brother?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The blindman answered:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you shared fairly, I am all right.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The older one swore then:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If I haven\u2019t shared it right, let the ground opens under me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But, at the very moment he said those words, the sun set, the sky darkened, a storm with lightning and thunder started, the earth started shaking, it opened and swallowed the perjurer.<\/p>\n<p>Then, a great rain started and it didn\u2019t cease for three days and three nights. On the fourth day, it stopped and a lake appeared on the field. A rock stood in the middle of the lake, with a petrified older brother on it.<\/p>\n<p>People named the lake Biogradsko and the islet that appears even today, when the water level is lower is called Gumno.<\/p>\n<h2>Fairies circle<\/h2>\n<p>A healing spring, called Fairies Spring or Fairies Water by the folk, is situated on the mountain of Klju\u010d. Close to the spring, a circle is set, a small plateau where the grass is always green, even when everything around dries out and turns yellow. Not so long ago \u2013 a story goes -a man was riding his horse there, and when they got close to the water, his horse stumbled and they both fell, they barely got up. Fifteen days after the man had got back home, his horse died and one side of his body completely withered, from head to toe. He had been ailing for five years, spending half of his property on paying priests and monks, then on sorcerers and sorceresses, who finally told him that they had read in books that fairies shot him. And so, his family carried him to the Fairies water and left him there and he \u2013 as the folks say \u2013 started begging the fairies out loud: \u201cI implore you fairies, my stepsisters, I beg you upon sky and earth, upon mountain and water and all the springs in the mountain, please heal me!\u201d Fairies heard him begging and calling them stepsisters, they took pity on him and healed him with some mountain herbs.<\/p>\n<h2>Saxons \u2013 the best miners, the fastest blacksmiths<\/h2>\n<p>At the foot of Bjelasica, Serbian emperor Du\u0161an found some gold and silver and he brought Saxons, the people of another religion, from afar, to melt the ore and mint royal coins. Skillful craftsmen set to work and minted a pile of gold coins soon. The emperor was astonished when he saw so many coins, he grabbed them and exclaimed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nobody minted so fast (brzo kovo) \u2013 and the mine got its name Brskovo after his words.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deliriously happy, the emperor couldn\u2019t stop wondering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My minted coins \u2013 he repeated \u2013 my minted coins (moj kovan novac) \u2013 and so the new settlement located close to the mine, was given the name Mojkovac.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bishop\u2019s cave<\/h2>\n<p>A legend from the eastern slopes talks about a simultaneous stay of Slavs and Romans in the Tara and Lim basins. A confirmation of its historical background can be found in the documents of the priest Dukljanin, where he noted the details of a conflict between two bishops, Ljutomir from Ra\u0161ka and Pavlimir, a Roman one. According to Dukljanin, Pavlimir killed Ljutomir and according to the folk\u2019s tales from this Polimlje region, the opposite happened. Roman bishop, who ruled in Samograd, a town 3 kilometers away from Lubnice, in the Bistrica canyon, hid in a cave, which was later called the Bishop\u2019s cave.<\/p>\n<p>According to the legend, while chasing the bishop, Ljutomir encamped on a plateau opposite the cave. Then he gave the order to his soldiers to cut the trees around the entrance to the cave, and light a large fire there, and when they did it, the strong and thick smoke found its way into the cave and started suffocating the people inside. Bishop\u2019s wife, who was also Ljutomir\u2019s sister, asked her brother to let her go out of the cave with her servants and chests. She was allowed to leave. She, then, locked her husband, Pavlimir, in a large chest and carried him out of the cave, and took off toward Pra\u0107evac, with her servants. Ljutomir entered the cave and killed all the people from the bishop\u2019s escort but he couldn\u2019t find the man himself. At that moment, he recalled his sister, the servants and the chest and set out in search of them. He caught up with them, took the bishop out of the chest and killed him.<\/p>\n<h2>Stony River<\/h2>\n<p>There is a river on Bjelasica whose burble no one has ever heard, river where no one tried to look at his\/her reflection, nor washed his\/her face with it. The stony river.<\/p>\n<p>All the sides of Troglava mountain are overgrown in grass and blueberries. That is why people find it so surprising when they see a pile of stones, approximately same in size and in sharp lines which \u201cflows\u201d down a steep section on the northern side of Troglava. As if, once upon a time, a true river rushed down the mountain and then it dried up suddenly when it reached the valley. And, by some miracle \u2013 it petrified.<\/p>\n<h2>Vragodo (Devil\u2019s valley) and Jelina katunina<\/h2>\n<p>This is a legend of devil\u2019s valley, a place where devils dance and never sleep. Or perhaps, it is a legend of Saxon miners. Or, above everything else, a legend of Saxon blacksmiths, clad in animal skin, who minted silver coins and legends.<\/p>\n<p>A narrow valley leading from the \u0160i\u0161ko lake towards Jelina katunina, abounds in unusual shapes, that are even creepy sometimes. Frequent fog covering the area is certainly a reason for the idea that landscape architects here were devilish forces and masters. Weak grass, rocks protruding from the ground, gnarled or lightning-burned and broken trees are certainly not a pleasant scenery for a twilight walk. The old huts in Jelina katunina, where sun hardly breaks through the tree canopy, like in a fairytale, dive into the land, hide under the moss or have completely disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>The path through the dense beech forest leads to a grassland, whose name has become well-known in recent years due to the announcements it would be a place of a new ski resort.\u00a0 However, there\u2019s nothing frightening or ominous at the katun. The first, \u201cunpleasant\u201d landscape is not the reason for its name, but the strange occurrences that can be seen there.\u00a0 Glass fragments of molten rock protruded from the ground. Shepherds used to find some strange objects here.<\/p>\n<p>For years, strange sounds and fire could be heard and seen from the grassland where the katun Vragodo was situated. It is assumed that the tireless Saxon miners used to live here. They would melt the ore in large furnaces and mint the coins, together with a legend of devil\u2019s valley, where devils danced and never slept\u2026<\/p>\n<h2>Power (blade) of the volcano<\/h2>\n<p>A place situated on the slopes surrounding Bjelasica is called Belegija.<\/p>\n<p>Once upon a time, when the meadows were mowed with a scythe and the hay was pulled away by the oxen and horses, stone slabs were dug from there and used for making belegija \u2013 a grinder for sharpening scythes. Every hut had its own Belegija grinder. Every mower knew that the best grinders came from Belegija. Grinders were brought even from Italy, produced in their factories, but they couldn\u2019t tarnish the fame nor surpass the quality of the one here created by the nature for millions of years. Belegija was carried in a hollowed-out piece of wood, half filled with water, the mower would pull it out when he finished mowing and sharpen it. The scythe would \u201csing\u201d after that. Today, though rarely, one can still hear the sharp sound of the grinder from Belegija, made of hard volcanic stone.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-sharing type_outlined align_none color_default\"><div class=\"w-sharing-list\" data-content-image=\"true\"><a class=\"w-sharing-item email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Untold+Bjelasica&amp;body=https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7005\" title=\"Email this\" aria-label=\"Email this\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"w-sharing-item facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7005&amp;quote=Untold+Bjelasica\" title=\"Share this\" aria-label=\"Share this\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &quot;facebook&quot;, &quot;toolbar=0,width=900,height=500&quot;); return false;\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"w-sharing-item twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Untold+Bjelasica&amp;url=https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7005\" title=\"Share this\" aria-label=\"Share this\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &quot;twitter&quot;, &quot;toolbar=0,width=650,height=360&quot;); return false;\"><i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\"><svg style=\"width:1em; margin-bottom:-.1em;\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" role=\"presentation\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\">[vc_wp_custommenu title=&#8221;Explore the Untold Bjelasica&#8221; nav_menu=&#8221;99&#8243;]<div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><nav class=\"w-menu us_custom_eb849559 layout_ver style_blocks us_menu_1\" style=\"--main-gap:0.5rem;--main-ver-indent:0.8em;--main-hor-indent:0.8em;--main-bg-color:var(--color-header-transparent-bg);--main-color:var(--color-header-middle-text);--main-hover-bg-color:var(--color-header-middle-bg);--main-hover-color:var(--color-header-transparent-text);\"><ul id=\"menu-partnerski-portali-en\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-7914\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-7914\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montenegro.travel\/en\">NATIONAL TOURIST ORGANIZATION OF MONTENEGRO<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-6913\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-6913\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruralholiday.me\/en\/\">RURALHOLIDAY.ME<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-6914\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-6914\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montegastro.me\/en\/\">MONTEGASTRO.ME<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-6915\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-6915\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accursed-mountains.me\/en\/\">ACCURSED-MOUNTAINS.ME<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-7135\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-7135\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pedalaj.me\/\">PEDALAJ.ME<\/a><\/li><\/ul><style>@media ( max-width:600px ){.us_menu_1 .menu{display:block!important}.us_menu_1 .menu>li:not(:last-child){margin:0 0 var(--main-gap,0.5rem)!important}}<\/style><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5180,"parent":6979,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7005","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7005"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7009,"href":"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7005\/revisions\/7009"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katunroads.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}