K etymologickým pověstem o Kovářově rokli v Broumovských stěnách

• Authors: Martina Ptáčníková

Title variants

EN

On etymological legends about Blacksmith’s Ravine in the Broumov Walls

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

Etymological legends are an important component of verbal folklore, making it possible for us to interpret the names of a variety of geographic objects. In addition to having an anonymous author and being passed orally from generation to generation, an etymological legend is characterized by being primarily associated with rural environments. This study addresses etymological legends associated with Kovářova rokle (EN: Blacksmith’s Ravine) situated in Bromouvské stěny (EN: Broumov Walls), a nature reserve in the northeast of Bohemia. It analyses legends created by both the Czech and German population of the area while looking at differences and drawing parallels between them ‒ the most significant difference being the very reason for giving the ravine the name it bears. According to Czech etymological legends, the ravine is presumed to have been named after a blacksmith that had built a forge in a cave there to work in. In contrast, German legends believe the ravine was the hideout of a robber called Schmied (German for “blacksmith”). Therefore, if the ravine were to be named after him, it would be Schmied’s Ravine.

Keywords

CS

toponymie; anoikonymie; lidová etymologie; toponymické pověsti; Broumovské stěny; Kovářova rokle

EN

toponymy; anoikonymy; folk etymology; etymological legends; Broumov Walls; Blacksmith’s Ravine

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Czech Ethnological Society
• Journal: Národopisný věstník
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 63
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 456-463
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Martina Ptáčníková

• Acta onomastica, redakce, Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, v.v.i., Letenská 4, 118 51 Praha 1, Czech Republic