The Legend of The City of Langsa

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THE LEGEND OF THE CITY OF LANGSA

Since childhood, I always think about this city. Could it be that the name of this city
originated from two types of birds, namely Eagles and Swans. Langsa City is one of the cities in
Aceh Province which is located between two districts, namely East Aceh and Aceh Tamiang.
Many residents work as farmers and fishermen, they look for fish in rivers or the surrounding
waters which they call Kuala. I once heard the story of a pedicab driver who always took me to
school.

In ancient times there were two kingdoms of birds that had vast powers and a strong army of
birds. The first is the Goose kingdom which controls Kuala Simpang (Aceh Tamiang) and the
other is the Eagle kingdom which controls Kuala Idi (East Aceh). In a season where the supply
of fish in the Eagle kingdom was running low. The Eagle King ordered his commander to find a
new area that had a large supply of fish.

The Eagle Commander brought a hundred eagle troops to search for the new area. After two
days of flying looking and stopping in several areas, they arrived at an estuary with lots of fish.
Feeling happy they found the area then they sang and bustled fishing in the estuary, but they
were disturbed by a group of other birds who were catching fish in that place, and then the eagle
commander approached the group and asked about their activities.

“Who are you?” Hardik Panglima Eagle

"We are soldiers looking for food from the Goose Kingdom" a group of birds introduced
themselves that they were from the Goose Kingdom and their activities were fishing here
because this estuary was part of their kingdom.

"What are you saying? From now on this Kuala belongs to the Eagle Kingdom." The eagle
commander shouted at the Goose soldiers while flapping his sturdy wings.

"Can not! This area has always been ours.”

"Go away from here! Don't come back here again.” The eagle commander was not happy with
their answer and then chased away the group of geese and told them not to come back again.
Feeling outnumbered, a group of swans flew away from the place and returned to their kingdom,
and reported the incident to the geese king.

"Sorry King, we want to report" the soldiers entered the palace in a hurry and then saluted the
Swan King.

"What's the matter? asked the King, surprised to see his soldiers rushed to face him.

"Report him! Kuala, the place where we usually fish, was taken away by troops from the Eagle
Kingdom” Reported a goose who became the leader of another goose group.

"What are you saying! They have insulted our kingdom. Prepare our best soldiers immediately.”
The Goose King was furious and ordered to deploy a large and sturdy Goose troop to reclaim
their estuary.

So five hundred geese flew to do their job. Arriving at their destination, they saw the eagles
having a party, seeing this opportunity the geese troops immediately attacked the eagle troops.
The eagle troops were surprised and they were not prepared for this surprise attack then they
flew back and forth scattered aimlessly. The geese troops cheered with joy with this victory,
they managed to regain control of their own Kuala.
Meanwhile, the eagle commander who managed to avoid the attack tried to regroup his men so
that only 70 eagles were collected. Seeing the condition of his troops then the eagle commander
sent an eagle that could fly fast to return to their kingdom and asked for help.

After they waited for a day then came 150 troops of trained eagles with strong beaks and legs.
Panglima eagle commanded the eagle troops to fly back to Kuala to attack the Angsa troops.
Meanwhile, the Goose troops, who were already waiting for a counterattack from the Goose
troops, were getting ready. Then there was a great battle over Kuala. The battle was fierce and
exciting, one, two, and three days of fighting continued so they were exhausted and finally they
decided to stop fighting.

Then each side rested on the hills and trees around the estuary and then collected the corpses of
their dead friends and treated the injured.

After a few days of rest, the eagle commander and the swan commander held talks on the issue
of the estuary. The eagle commander asked that part of the estuary belong to them, while the
geese commander did not approve it because this estuary was under the dominion of the swan
kingdom. There were tough negotiations between the two which finally managed to get an
agreement, namely in one week, five days belonged to Goose and two days belonged to Elang.
Kuala Langsa.

There are no signs or a memorial that this city began with Eagles and Swans. Indeed, during the
fight between the government and some Acehnese who called themselves GAM, this city was
the safest. It is said that this city is where both sides take care of their food needs.
LEGENDA KOTA LANGSA

Sejak kecil aku selalu berpikir tentang kota ini. Mungkinkah awal nama kota ini dari dua
jenis burung yakni Elang dan Angsa. Kota Langsa merupakan salah satu kota di Propinsi Aceh
yang terletak di apit dua kabupaten yakni Aceh Timur dan Aceh Tamiang. Penduduk setempat
banyak yang bekerja sebagai petani dan nelayan, mereka mencari ikan di sungai atau daerah
perairan disekitarnya yang mereka sebut Kuala. Pernah aku mendengar cerita seorang tukang
becak yang selalu mengantarku kesekolah.

Pada zaman dahulu berdiri dua kerajaan burung yang mempunyai kekuasaan luas dan tentara
burung yang kuat. Yang pertama yaitu kerajaan Angsa yang menguasai Kuala Simpang (Aceh
Tamiang) dan satu lagi kerajaan Elang yang menguasai Kuala Idi (Aceh timur). Pada suatu
musim dimana persediaan ikan-ikan di kerajaan Elang sudah mulai menipis. Raja  Elang
memerintahkan panglimanya untuk mencari daerah baru yang mempunyai persediaan ikan yang
banyak.

Panglima Elang membawa seratus ekor pasukan elang untuk mencari daerah baru tersebut.
Setelah dua hari terbang mencari dan mampir di beberapa daerah sampailah mereka di suatu
kuala yang banyak ikannya.  Merasa senang hati mereka menemukan daerah itu kemudian
mereka bernyanyi dan ramai-ramai menangkap ikan di kuala tersebut, akan tetapi mereka terusik
dengan sekelompok burung yang lain yang sedang menangkap ikan ditempat itu lalu panglima
elang mendekati kelompok tersebut dan menanyakan kegiatan mereka.

”Siapa kalian?”Hardik Panglima Elang

”Kami adalah prajurit pencari makanan dari Kerajaan Angsa” sekelompok burung
memperkenalkan diri bahwa mereka dari kerajaan Angsa dan kegiatan mereka menangkap ikan
disini karena kuala ini merupakan bagian dari kerajaan mereka.

”Apa kalian katakan?Mulai saat ini kuala ini milik kerajaan Elang” Panglima elang membentak
para prajurit Angsa sambil mengepak-ngepakkan sayapnya yang kokoh itu.

”Tidak bisa! Dari dahulu daerah ini milik kami”

”Pergi dari sini! Jangan kembali lagi kemari” Panglima elang tidak senang dengan jawaban
mereka lalu mengusir sekelompok angsa itu dan menyuruh mereka jangan kembali lagi. Merasa
kalah jumlah sekelompok Angsa terbang meninggalkan tempat tersebut dan kembali kekerajaan
mereka dan melaporkan kejadian itu kepada raja Angsa.

”Maaf Baginda Raja, kami mau melapor” para prajurit itu masuk kedalam istana dengan tergesa-
gesa lalu memberi hormat kepada sang Raja Angsa.
”Ada apa gerangan?tanya sang Raja heran melihat prajurit-prajuritnya tergopoh-gopoh
menghadapnya.

”Lapor baginda! Kuala tempat biasa kita mencari ikan dirampas oleh pasukan dari Kerajaan
elang” Lapor seekor Angsa yang menjadi pemimpin kelompok Angsa lainnya.

”Apa kau katakan!mereka sudah menghina kerajaan kita. Siapkan prajurit-prajurit terbaik kita
segera”  Raja Angsa marah besar dan memerintahkan mengerahkan pasukan Angsa yang
berbadan besar dan kekar untuk merebut kembali kuala milik mereka.

Maka terbanglah lima ratus ekor angsa melaksanakan tugasnya. Sampai di tempat tujuan,
mereka melihat para elang sedang berpesta pora, melihat kesempatan ini pasukan angsa
langsung menyerang pasukan elang. Pasukan elang terkejut dan mereka tidak siap dengan
serangan mendadak ini kemudian mereka terbang tunggang langgang terpencar tanpa tujuan.
Pasukan Angsa bersorak gembira dengan kemenangan ini, mereka berhasil menguasai kuala
milik mereka kembali.

Sedangkan panglima elang yang berhasil menghindar dari serangan tersebut mencoba
mengumpulkan kembali anak buahnya sehingga terkumpul hanya 70 ekor elang. Melihat kondisi
pasukannya lalu panglima elang mengutus seekor elang yang bisa terbang cepat untuk kembali
kekerajaan mereka dan meminta bantuan.

Setelah mereka menunggu satu hari kemudian datang 150 pasukan elang yang terlatih dengan
paruh dan kaki-kaki yang kuat. Panglima elang mengkomandoi pasukan elang untuk terbang
kembali ke kuala untuk menyerang pasukan Angsa. Sedangkan pasukan Angsa yang memang
sudah menunggu serangan balasan dari pasukan Angsa telah bersiap-siap. Maka terjadilah
pertempuran hebat diatas kuala. Pertempuran berlangsung sengit dan seru, satu, dua dan tiga hari
pertempuran masih berlanjut sehingga mereka kelelahan dan akhirnya mereka memutuskan
menghentikan pertempuran.

Kemudian masing-masing pihak beristirahat dibukit dan pohon-pohon sekitar kuala


kemudian  mengumpulkan bangkai-bangkai teman mereka yang mati dan mengobati yang
terluka.

Setelah beberapa hari beristirahat, panglima elang dan panglima angsa mengadakan perundingan
mengenai masalah kuala. Panglima elang meminta, sebagian kuala menjadi milik mereka
sedangkan panglima angsa tidak menyetujuinya karena kuala ini dalam kekuasaan kerajaan
angsa. Terjadi perundingan alot antara keduanya yang akhirnya berhasil mendapatkan
kesepakataan yakni dalam satu minggu, lima hari menjadi milik Angsa dan dua hari menjadi
milik Elang lalu daerah tempat mereka berunding mereka beri nama gabungan nama mereka
yakni Elang dan Angsa menjadi Langsa dan kuala tempat mereka mencari ikan menjadi Kuala
Langsa. 
Tidak ada tanda-tanda atau sebuah tugu peringatan bahwa kota ini bermula dari Elang dan
Angsa. Memang pada masa pertengkaran antara pemerintah dari sebagian rakyat Aceh yang
menyebut dirinya GAM, kota ini merupakan kota yang teraman. Kabarnya kota ini adalah
tempat kedua belah pihak mengurus keperluan makanan mereka.

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