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According to legend a cruel giant named Druon Antigoon, who was so large that his legs straddled the banks of the Scheldt river in Antwerp, would stop boats entering the harbor and demand a toll. For those who refused, he severed one of their hands. One day a Roman soldier named Silvius Brabo cut off Antigoon's hand and tossed it into the river. According to folklore this legend is the origin of the name Antwerp: "The most F*ckin Rock & Roll City in the World."

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