Czech Books Princess Libuse: the wisest woman in Czech literary history

03-10-2004 | David Vaughan, Pavla Jonssonová

Today we look at one of the legendary figures in Czech history - sometimes described as the Mother of the Czech Nation - the medieval princess Libuse or Libussa, who has inspired many writers through the centuries. I'm joined by Pavla Jonssonova, who has studied the way that the Libuse legend has been interpreted by different writers, and to what extent it reflects the possible real history of Libuse.

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