Case file · Folklore / legend
The Ewe walk backwards out of Notsé
Ewe tradition tells that the people escaped the tyrant king Agokoli of Notsé, in today's Togo, by softening the city wall with water and walking out backwards so their footprints seemed to lead in.
1650 CE · 6.95, 1.17 · status: legend
The account
The exodus is commemorated in the annual Hogbetsotso festival at Anloga, Ghana. It is traditionally placed in the 17th century; the year here is approximate.