Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Montserrat

The Catalonians aver that this mountain was riven and shattered at the Crucifixion. Every rift is filled with evergreens. Similar legends exist with regard to many other mountains. (Latin, mons serratus, the mountain jagged like a saw.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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