The castle's name comes from a legend about the Roman poet "Virgil", who had a reputation in medieval times as a great sorcerer, that he put a magical egg into the foundations to support the fortifications.
The castle's name comes from a legend about the Roman poet "Virgil". He put a magical egg into the foundations. This was to support the fortifications. A legend about the Roman poet "Virgil" had a reputation in medieval times as a great sorcerer. A great sorcerer was this.