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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Ros Beiaard legend canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Flemish folk tale ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
legend ⓘ
associatedWith Dendermonde Ros Beiaard procession ⓘ
Ros Beiaard of Dendermonde ⓘ
celebratedIn Dendermonde ⓘ
commemoratedBy Ros Beiaard procession in Dendermonde ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Four Sons of Aymon ⓘ
Ros Beiaard ⓘ
hasOrigin Charlemagne cycle ⓘ
Matter of France ⓘ
medieval chivalric literature ⓘ
hasSetting Ardennes ⓘ
Dendermonde ⓘ
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 ⓘ
relatedWork The Four Sons of Aymon ⓘ
linked to: Four Sons of Aymon
transmissionForm oral tradition ⓘ
written adaptations ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2005 ⓘ
UNESCOList Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France ⓘ
linked to: Carnival of Binche
UNESCOStatus Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

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Dendermonde → hasCulturalTradition → Ros Beiaard legend ⓘ