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Stojíte pred dominantou Pardubic Zelenou bránou, na jejíž prucelí dali pardubictí radní v roce 1903 umístit reliéf dle návrhu Mikoláše Alše. Zpodobnuje erbovní povest pánu z Pardubic, jejichž erb užívají Pardubice jako mestský znak.
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You are standing in front of Green Gate. In 1903 Its front face was decorated with plastic relief illustrating legend about our today's hero - Knight Jesek (read below).
CZ:
Pardubicti rytiri
Rytíri z Pardubic byli od dávných dob proslulí silou a statecností. Vanek z Pardubic se vyznamenal roku 1042 v nemeckém meste Halle na slavném turnaji, jejž usporádal císar Jindrich III., tak velice, že mu císar dovolil dvakráte zlomiti kopí. Byl pak hojne obdaren a sláva jeho jména se rozšírila po vlasti i okolních zemích.
Ješte více se proslavil Vankuv potomek Ješek. Bylo to roku 1158, kdy se císar Bedrich Rudobradý vypravil proti italskému mestu Milánu, aby je pokoril a donutil k poslušnosti. Císar Bedrich si vyžádal pomoc ceského krále Vladislava. Ten ochotne vytrhl do pole a s ním i mnoho mladých ceských rytíru, žádostivých dobrodružství, putek a toulek po cizích zemích.
Jedním z nich byl mladý Ješek Pardubský. Dlouhý pobyt pred mestem Milánem, jež melo býti vyleženo, nelíbil se ceským rytírum. Nekolik z nich se tajne umluvilo, že podniknou útok na mesto na svou vlastní pest. Priplížili se za noci pod mestské hradby, zlezli je, otevreli bránu a vjeli do mesta. Kone nechali u brány a polekanou posádku hnali se zbraní v ruce až na námestí. Tam se ohlíželi po koristi. Mezitím se však Milánští vzpamatovali, zpusobili poplach a oborili se na vetrelce.
Mladým odvážlivcum nezbylo, nežli ustupovati pred presilou k otevrené bráne. Poslední se vracel Ješek, kryje ústup svých prátel. Dostal se až k bráne, kde vyskocil na svého kone a chtel ujeti z mesta.
„Presekni lana a spust mríž!“ zavolali Vlaši na vrátného. Domnívali se, že dostanou Ješka živého. Vrátný presekl lana, mríž spadla rázem dolu. Ješek byl práve v bráne, mríž však na štestí zasáhla jen zadní cást kone a presekla ho v puli.
Ješek se obrátil k ustrnulým Vlachum a zavolal na ne posmešne: „Tu puli kone vám, páni Vlaši, daruji na památku!“ Poté sebral predek kone na plece a odnesl jej i s koristí do tábora. Tam ho uvítali hlucne jeho druhové. Král, potešen jeho statecným cinem, oslovil ho prátelsky: „Bud vrele pozdraven, muj hrdino! Pul kone, s nímž ses vrátil z dobrodružné výpravy, mejž odedneška ve znaku jako upomínku na svuj hrdinný cin!“
Od té doby meli pardubictí páni ve znaku polovinu belouše v cerveném poli.
z "Josef Pavel, Povesti ceských hradu a zámku"
EN:
Knights from Pardubice (on the origin of the Town's Coat of Arms)
Knights from Pardubice were renowned for their strength and bravery. Knight Vanek from Pardubice excelled at famous joust in German town Halle which was held by Holy Roman Emperor Henry III. so much that Emperor conceded him „to break his lance two times“. „Then he was endowed plentifully and fame of his name spread both in its country and abroad“.
Even more famous was his descendent Jesek. It was in June 1158,when Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa set out upon his second Italian expedition, accompanied by Henry the Lion and his fearsome Saxons. Together with them, due to the firm alliance of Frederick and Czech king Vladislaus II of Bohemia, fought also a lot of young Czech knights lusting for adventures, hassles and bummels in foreign countries. One of them was Jesek from Pardubice.
Young Czech knights were bored by long lasting beleaguerment of Milan. So, few of them secretely agreed that they attack the town „on their own hook“. They crawled at night under town’s rampart, climbed it , opened the gate and rode in the town. They left their horses near the gate and chased frightened defenders to the main square. There they looked after some plunder. In the meantime Milan’s defenders recovered and attacked against intruders. Young knights had to fall back to the gate. Last of them, Jesek, covered retreat of his friends. As the last man he got to the gate, jumped on his horse and he wanted to leave the town.
“Cut the rope and drop the grate down!” cried the defenders at their gatekeeper. They belived that they capture Jesek alive. The gatekeeper cut the ropes, the grate falled down immediately, Jesek was riding just through the gate, but fortunately stroke only back part of his horse and cut it in two halves.
Jesek turned to the stiffed Italians and cried to them derisevly. “I present the half of my horse to you as my gift”. Then he took other half of his horse on his back and carried it off back to the camp. There he was celebrated by his fellows. The king delighted by Jesek’s brave deed, spoke to him in friendly way. “Hail to You, my Hero! Let the half of the horse, which You bring back from the adventurous campaign, be from now in Your coat-of-arms as a commemoration on Your brave deed”.
From these time the rulers from Pardubice have had in their coat-of-arms half of the white horse on the red field.
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