The Brabo Fountain on the Grote Markt (Antwerp)
The isage is about the giant Drion Antigoon, who lives in a castle on the Scheldt and demands tolls from every captain to be able to sail past his castle on the Scheldt
Those who refused to pay tolls were cut off by the giant, a hand that Antigoon threw into the Scheldt every time.
No one could laugh at this tyranny.
One day, a Roman soldier Silvius Brabo decided to challenge the giant. He managed to kill him, cut off his hand and threw it into the Scheldt
This would be why the city is called Antwerp. It would come from Throwing Hands.
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Dana
1 month ago
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