The Legend about the cook named Jordan

It was January, 1454, Teutonic Knights were celebrating an arrival of a very important guest at the Castle. Nothing promised that something is going to happen. But it was, however, Knights were too busy to see that they are in danger. That was so, because citizens were dissatisfied with their despotic rules and planed to destroy the Castle.

The plan was to take over the Castle by surprise, and was supposed to happen that night, when having fun Knights wasn't be able to defend.

There was a cook, working at the Castle, named Jordan. He offered that he will help citizens to conquer the Castle by giving a sign, when Knights will be drunk and sleepy. According to the plan, that evening citizens started to assemble at the gates. Jordan, standing on the tower was waiting to gave the signal in due course time. When Knights were drunk and sleepy enough, Jordan gave the signal. Everything started.

Jordan, being very curious about fights, stayed on the tower. Unfortunately, citizens the first thing to do after getting into the Castle, wanted to blow up towers. Didn't know that Jordan is still on one of them, quickly put under explosive charge and set on fire. Jordan couldn't came down before explosion, so with loud bang blew up in the air and soared until landed on the Chelminska Gate. Pale, stayed there till fights ended.

The next day, among applause and happiness, citizens took off their hero from the Chelminska Gate. Wanted to express their approval, citizens decided to hang up a picture of Jordan with his big spoon on the Gate.

That picture was there for many years, reminding of the brave cook. Nowadays, if you only want to, you can see Jordan with his spoon in the museum in the City Hall at the Old Town.