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into the mead. When all the men had fallen asleep, Šárka blew the horn as a signal for the rebel maidens to come out of their hiding places and join her in slaughtering the men. Ctirad was captured and then tortured to death in Děvín. The valley where it happened is today called
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and founded the castle Děvín. The men, however, despite the warnings of Duke Přemysl, laughed at their preparations. Vlasta then sent the most beautiful girls to enchant the men with their charms, and led an attack against the men who came to Děvín, which the women won.
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learned of this, they became angry and began to beat and capture women on the road. Vlasta responded with an attack at Vyšehrad, but she was killed and her army defeated. Děvín Castle was burned, and the women's rule ended.
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for the men to show her thanks. Little did the men know that Šárka and the maidens had put a sleeping
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tradition about an uprising of women against men. According to legend, it took place sometime in the
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The story is featured in books in the 2018 game Kingdom Come Deliverance, set in 1403 Bohemia.
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This article is about the legend. For the play based on the legend, see
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The legend inspired the composition of multiple operas, including
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led a band of women against the (male) forces of Libuše's widower
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Adolf Liebscher
Czech
Bohemian
8th century
Chronica Boemorum
Cosmas of Prague
Dalimil's Chronicle

Věnceslav Černý

Ctirad and Šárka
Josef Václav Myslbek
Vyšehrad
Libuše
Vlasta
Přemysl
mead

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