The Legend of the Bell of Bruges: A Flemish Folktale of Vigilance and Freedom
In the heart of medieval Flanders stood the city of Bruges, proud and prosperous, its canals winding like silver threads through stone streets and merchant halls. Bruges was a city shaped by labor and trade, by guilds and craftsmen, and by a fierce devotion to civic freedom. Above all rose its belfry, tall and watchful, crowned with a great bell
