The Maidens' War

"The Maidens' War" (Czech: Dívčí válka) is a tale in Bohemian tradition about an uprising of women against men.

Ctirad believed her story and untied her from the tree, whereupon she poured mead for the men to show her thanks.

Bedřich Smetana depicted the Maiden's War in Šárka (1875), which is also part of his collection of symphonic poems, Má vlast.

In the series A Discovery of Witches the emperor of Bohemia, Rudolf II has a hunting bird named Sarka.

Matthew de Clairmont remarks that she is named after the warrior from the Maiden’s War who is rumored to have killed a battalion single-handedly.