starożytność: Devil's Bridge

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Devil's Bridge is a term applied to dozens of ancient bridges, found primarily in Europe. Most of these bridges are stone or masonry arch bridges and represent a significant technological achievement in ancient architecture. Due to their unusual design, they were an object of fascination and stories in antiquity and medieval Europe. Each of the Devil's bridges typically has a corresponding Devil-related myth or folktale regarding its origin. These stories vary widely depending on the region and beliefs. Some have the Devil as the builder of the bridge, relating to the precariousness or impossibility of such a bridge to last or exist in the first place, so much so that only the Devil himself…

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The Devil's Bridge (Welsh: Pont ar Fynach) is a Grade II* listed bridge spanning Afon Mynach, to the edge of the village of Devil's Bridge (named after the bridge), in Ceredigion, Wales. It is a unique structure, comprising three co-existing separate bridges built on top of one another. They date from different periods, with each new bridge built on top of the older one. The oldest and lowest bridge of the three dates to possibly either the medieval period or the 16th century. The second bridge was constructed in 1753, and the newest bridge on top was constructed in 1901.

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The Boundaries Between Folktale and Legend: «The Devil as Bridge Builder» in Catalan Tradition. Abstract: The theme of the devil offering to build a bridge in one night in exchange for the soul of the victim has a considerable presence in folk narrative and is widespread internationally. An analysis of the 27 Catalan versions featuring «the devil as bridge builder» as their protagonist shows that these stories vary in nature and can be presented in the form of legend, folktale or etiological story.