Ep. 08
The first recorded names of the hill in the Middle Ages were Kelen-hegy, Pesti-hegy and Blocksberg. Since the 15th century, it has been called Szent Gellért hegye, referring to the legend about the death of St. Gerard. The bishop was assassinated by the pagans during the great pagan rebellion in 1046. He was put in a barrel and rolled down into the deep from the top of the hill. After the assassination of St. Gerard, the hill was not populated. The dense forest and rocks gave way to legends of witches holding their ceremonies on the hill. The following story on the Danube Streamwaves Soundmap, produced by Civil Rádió Budapest, invites you to a little hocus-pocus.
