[Folklore] A monk from Hildesheim, and old city of Hanover, who doubted how with God a thousand years could be as one day. He listened to the singing of a bird in the forest for what he thought was three minutes, but found that three hundred years had passed in stead.
HILDESHEIM
Meaning of HILDESHEIM in English
Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012