Case file · Folklore / legend
The Rock of Bayard, Dinant
The rock needle south of Dinant is said to have been split by a hoof of Bayard, the magic horse of the Four Sons of Aymon, fleeing Charlemagne across the Meuse.
1200 CE · 50.25, 4.91 · status: legend
The account
The chanson de geste 'Renaut de Montauban' (late 12th century) is the earliest source; Bayard is still celebrated in Ardennes towns.