09 February 2007

Puente de Abajo (Lower Bridge) spanning the Esera River in Graus, Huesca (Spain)

The one-eyed giant Ome Granizo, tending his flock near the river Esera, showing hospitality to the few people who came there in order to devour them later. It is said that a boy, who was invited to spend the night in his cave, managed to hurt him in one eye stabbing one rusty iron. Blind, so that the boy did not escape, the giant threw a magic ring that was carrying. The boy fell into the trap and took the ring, but when hi wore it on his finger, the ring began singing, finding it impossible to remove it. Before being caught by the giant following the singing of the ring, he cut his finger and put the ring threw him into the river Esera where Ome Granizo drowned in pursuit.

Legend of the Esera River