The Leyend of Aitor

I'm going to tell you an interesting story I've discovered while studying Euskara. First let me introduce you some key points about Euskara or Basque. First of all, and most awesome I'd say, it's/is the fact that nobody knows clearly where it comes from. It is believed that Euskara was spoken 6,000 years B.C. in the northern area of present Spain and southern area or part of present France, which makes Basque the oldest language in Europe. It has no relationship with any known language. Incredibly, it has resisted the Latin language invasion of the Roman Empire and the later expansion of Spanish and French. Sometimes, when I imagine how was the Iberian Peninsula was in the very old times, before the Roman invasion, I see people talking in Basque, Celtic, Iberian... And the only one that survived was the Basque. Isn't it amazing?

That's one of the big reasons I'm learning so fascinating a language*/such a fascinating language. But I have to say: it's extremely hard!
Let's go to the main point of this article: "The Legend of Aitor", or also called "The Legend of the Lamia", is what tells us how Euskal Herria (The Land where Euskara is spoken) was born. Enjoy! 

A long time ago there was a young shepherd called Mikel. Mikel had to cross the Oba River with his flock of sheep, as usual. But when he approached to the river, he was surprised to see it was about to overflow. He thought it made no sense since it was summer. He sadly found out that he and his flock wouldn't be able to cross the river. But he noticed something strange: on the other side of the river there was a lamia combing her long hair with a shining golden comb.

"Beautiful woman," he said, "how could/can I pass through the river to reach the other side?"

"Before the sun goes down, you'll have to give a name to the child in my womb. If the name pleases me, I'll build a stone bridge so you and your flock can pass over the river. Otherwise, I'll flood all the valley." She answered.

Then he remembered the story his father told him long time ago. The young sheperd never met his mother as she died when he was born. So when he was ready to speak, there was just two words in his mind: Aita hor (Here, father)

- "Aitor. You are going to call your child Aitor".

Suddenly, the beautiful woman became herself into a huge stone bridge and Mikel managed to cross the river with his flock.

The leyend says the child born from the lamia, Aitor, had seven children and they raised up the seven provinces of Euskal Herria: Araba, Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa, Nafarroa, Nafarroa Beherea, Lapurdi and Zuberoa.

*so  fascinating a language language

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The Legend of Aitor

I'm going to tell you an interesting story I've discovered while studying Euskara. First let me give introduce you some key points about Euskara or Basque. First of all, and most awesome I'd say, it's is the fact that nobody knows clearly exactly where it comes from. It is believed that Euskara was spoken 6,000 years B.C. in the northern area of present-day Spain and the south of present-day France, what which makes Basque the oldest language in Europe. It has no relationship with any known language. Incredibly, it has resisted the Latin language invasion (brought about by the Roman Empire) and the future expansion of Spanish and French. Sometimes, when I imagine how was the Iberian Peninsula was in the very old ancient times, before the Roman invasion, I see people talking in speaking Basque, Celtic, Iberian... And the only one that survived was the Basque. Isn't it amazing?

That's one of the big main reasons I'm learning so such a fascinating language. But I have to say: it's extremely hard!
Let's go get to the main point of this article, "The Legend of Aitor," or also called "The Legend of the Lamia", that which tells us how Euskal Herria ("the land where Euskara is spoken") was born. Enjoy!

A long time ago there was a young shepherd called Mikel. Mikel had to cross the Oba River with his flock of sheep, as usual. But when he approached to the river, he was surprised to see it was about to overflow. He thought it has no didn't make any sense since it was summer. He sadly found out that he and his flock wouldn't be able to cross the river. But he noticed something strange: on the other side of the river there was a lamia combing her long hair with a shining golden comb.

"Beautiful woman," he said, "how could can I pass through cross the river to reach the other side?"

"Before the sun goes down, you'll have to give a name to the child in my womb. If the name pleases me, I'll build a stone bridge so you and your flock can pass cross the river. Otherwise, I'll flood all the whole valley," she answered/replied.

Then he remembered the story his father told him long time ago. The young shepherd never met his mother as she died when he was born. So when he was ready to speak, there was were just two words in his mind: Aita hor (Here, father).

- "Aitor. You are going to call your child Aitor."

Suddenly, the beautiful woman became turned herself into a huge stone bridge and Mikel managed to cross the river with his flock.

The legend says the child born from the lamia, Aitor, had seven children and they raised up created the seven provinces of Euskal Herria: Araba, Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa, Nafarroa, Nafarroa Beherea, Lapurdi and Zuberoa.