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Klagenfurt, Austria, 2022

            In Klagenfurt, the capital of the state of Carinthia, Austria, which was founded in a marshy area by a river, a local legend has it that the city was plagued by a dragon (the Lindwurm), which made crossing the river near the city a perilous one that often ended badly for would-be crossers. The name of the city, Klagenfurt, comes from Klage, meaning “lamenting” or “wailing,” and furt, meaning “crossing” or “ford.”

The story is that the local duke built a strong tower and hired knights to kill the dragon by “fishing” for it with chains and hooks that connected the tower to a bull used as bait. After the dragon took the bait and hook, the knights surrounded and killed it.

In 1335, the skull of a woolly rhinoceros was discovered nearby, and the locals believed that it must be the skull of the dragon. This "proof" of the accuracy of the legend was commemorated in a monument consisting of a statue atop a fountain. The monument was built by Ulrich Vogelsang in 1583 from a solid piece of slate. It still stands in Klagenfurt's town square today.

If you are ever in Klagenfurt, the monument is a must-see and is probably unavoidable, seeing that it is located in the center of the city. If you want to see the fossilized wooly rhinoceros skull, you’ll have to go see it at the Landesmuseum für Kärnten (the Carinthian State Museum)

“What has this got to do with motorcycles?” you may ask. The answer is nothing at all. As I was taking this photo, this young lady drove in on her motorcycle and leathers and unceremoniously came to a stop right in the middle of my shot. I think she adds a certain something, though. A modern-day knight on her mechanical stallion proclaiming defiance in face of the dragon, perhaps? Good for her!

Taken on: October 26, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS R, f/4.0, 1/3200 sec, 14mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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