Coal (Houille)
Coal (Houille) in Hainaut and Liège is said to be named after a blacksmith, Prudhomme-le-Houilleux, who, according to folklore, discovered it in the 11th century. Legends attribute the discovery to a phantom, an angel, or a gnome who revealed the first coal mine. While these tales are apocryphal, they illustrate how folklore attributes significant discoveries … Read more