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IMAGE 7/7, ID# 1081
Antwerp Brabo statue with houses
Antwerp Brabo statue with houses
This statue was made by sculptor Jef Lambeaux in 1887. According to a legend, a terrible giant, called Druoon Antigoon, lived on the banks of the river Scheldt in ancient times. Whenever sailors on the Scheldt refused to pay toll to the giant, he punished them by cutting off their hand. A Roman soldier, Silvius Brabo, managed to kill the giant. Brabo cut off the hand of the giant and threw the hand away in the river. Hence the name of the city: hand (engl.: hand) -werpen (engl.: to throw).
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Album name:Antwerp
Continent:Europe
Country:Belgium
Location:Antwerp
Date added:30 Aug, 2005
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