Ros Beiaard legend

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The Ros Beiaard legend is a famous Flemish folk tale about a giant magical horse and the four sons of Aymon, celebrated in Dendermonde with a grand, UNESCO-recognized procession held only a few times each century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Flemish folk tale
intangible cultural heritage
legend
associatedWith Dendermonde Ros Beiaard procession NERFINISHED
Ros Beiaard of Dendermonde NERFINISHED
celebratedIn Dendermonde NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy Ros Beiaard procession in Dendermonde NERFINISHED
country Belgium
culturalSignificance important element of Flemish folklore
symbol of Dendermonde identity
featuresMotif eventual reconciliation with the king
flight from royal justice
heroic horse bearing multiple riders
genre chivalric legend
heroic tale
hasCentralElement giant horse
magical horse
hasLanguage Dutch
Flemish
hasMainCharacter Aymon NERFINISHED
Four Sons of Aymon NERFINISHED
Ros Beiaard NERFINISHED
hasOrigin Charlemagne cycle NERFINISHED
Matter of France NERFINISHED
medieval chivalric literature
hasSetting Ardennes NERFINISHED
Dendermonde NERFINISHED
hasTheme family solidarity
loyalty
persecution and pardon
rebellion against Charlemagne
influencedBy medieval chansons de geste
partOf Belgian folklore
European medieval legend tradition
processionFrequency only a few times each century
processionType pageant
procession of giants
recognizedBy UNESCO
region Flanders NERFINISHED
relatedWork The Four Sons of Aymon NERFINISHED
transmissionForm oral tradition
written adaptations
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2005
UNESCOList Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France NERFINISHED
UNESCOStatus Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity

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Dendermonde hasCulturalTradition Ros Beiaard legend