손돌목의 유래와 공간적 의미의 문헌적 검토

Abstract

Sondolmok is a waterway for ship passage located in Sinan-ri, Daegot-myeon, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do. In the Goryeo era, it was called Chakryang(窄梁) or Geubsumun(急水門), and it was recorded as Sondolhang(孫乭項) or Sonseokhang (孫石項) in the literature from the Joseon era. Regarding the place name of Sondolmok, the following legend has been passed down. In the process of the king moving to Ganghwa Island(江華島) for safety from the war during the Goryeo era, Son Dol, who was a boatman, was killed under a false accusation. At the moment of his death, a wind caused by his resentment blew and people called it the Sondol Wind(孫突風), and the custom of performing an ancestral rites to comfort his soul on October 20, the anniversary of his death, has been passed down up to now. Although Sondolmok has been mentioned in many past literatures, research and analysis to compile them have been limited. It is estimated that Sondolmok was called by its present name from the late Joseon era. Afterwards, Yeojidoseo(輿地圖書) introduced its origin, and Joseon era's novels, through their own historical demonstration, offered various opinions, such as claiming that the origin was merely a legend. Nevertheless, the legend of Sondolmok seems to have been steadily passed down by the local people, and it has been established as a culture by modern times. Sondolmok reappeared on the stage of history due to its characteristic topography. In the early Joseon era, construction of a canal was considered to avoid the waterway of Sondolmok, and by the late Korean Empire, it was regarded as an important point of defense of the region. As shown in above, Sondolmok's image was formed in various ways through ancient poetry that sang this place. It is expected that the above results make a small contribution to revealing the historical and cultural value of Sondolmok.