Dolasilla decided to remain a warrior only until she got married. When she returned to her father, he was initially angry that she had given the stolen goods back to the dwarves. However, the idea that his daughter would become a hero quickly changed his mind. He ordered an investigation into what had happened at the Silver Lake, and his men discovered silver reeds, from which flawless arrowheads could be made. From that moment on, the Fanes people never lost a war again, and Dolasilla was crowned with the gemstone “Rajëta” at Plan de Corones as a sign of gratitude.
One night, Dolasilla dreamed of a dead enemy who prophesied that battles involving magic would not end well in the long run. She and her mother were frightened, but her father forced her to continue fighting. Meanwhile, the wizard Spina de Mul was forming a great alliance against the Fanes kingdom, as he was after Dolasilla’s gemstone.
Spina de Mul managed to win over the hero Ey de Net, but he himself was captivated by the princess in her white armor riding her war horse. Therefore, Spina de Mul had to take action himself: he shot a magic arrow at Dolasilla and severely wounded her. Ey de Net felt betrayed and switched sides. However, the dwarves’ armor could only protect against normal arrows, so they forged an additional shield against magic arrows, which Ey de Net carried into battle.
Shortly afterward, Ey de Net asked for Dolasilla’s hand in marriage. However, her father knew the prophecy that Dolasilla would lose her fighting powers once she got married. Driven by greed, the king betrayed his own land and sold the Fanes kingdom to the enemies. He promised that Dolasilla would no longer fight and banished Ey de Net. He himself withdrew and waited for defeat.
Deeply saddened by Ey de Net’s exile, Dolasilla rode through the meadows, where she met neglected children. They begged her for so long that she eventually gave them her last flawless arrows. She did not know that the children had been sent by Spina de Mul, who thus obtained the magical arrows.
On the morning before the great battle, which the king himself had provoked, Dolasilla’s armor turned black. Nevertheless, at the request of the Fanes people, she went into battle.
The enemies were confused, as they had expected her in white armor. Once they realized the situation, they shot arrows at her, and Dolasilla died.
The king, who was waiting at Lagazuoi, knew nothing of the heavy losses of his army and did not realize that his daughter had fallen. When he received no reward and learned of Dolasilla’s death, the traitorous “false king” turned to stone. Even today, he can be seen at Falzarego Pass, near Lagazuoi.
The Legend of Dolasilla
Of mountains, dwarfs and the corageous princess
Dolasilla, the war heroine of the Fanes people, was the king’s daughter in the Fanes kingdom. Her father was a powerful man always in search of wealth. When the king was digging for gold near Canazei, a group of dwarves tried to capture him. However, the King of Fanes could not be defeated and stole valuable objects from the dwarves. Dolasilla feared their revenge and, without her father’s knowledge, returned the stolen items to them. In gratitude, the dwarves gave her a white armor, which was meant to protect her from arrows. They predicted she would become a great warrior heroine and announced that something would soon grow at the Silver Lake. At the same time, they warned her: if the armor ever turned dark, she must not go into battle anymore, otherwise she would die.
