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HERO TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE SERBIANS - over 80 Serbian tales and legends - cover

HERO TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE SERBIANS - over 80 Serbian tales and legends

Anon E. Mouse, Compiled by Woislav M. Petrovitch, Illustrated by William Sewell & Gilbert James

Publisher: Abela Publishing

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Summary

The Indians manifest their poetry in their huge temples; the Persians in their holy books; the Egyptian in pyramids, obelisks and the like; the Hellene in their magnificent statues; the Romans in their enchanting pictures; the Germans in their beautiful music—but the Slavs have poured out their soul and their intimate thoughts in ballads and tales.

Herein are 33 Serbian superstitions and national customs, 12 legends of Prince Marko, a Serbian national hero, the epic poem of the hero knight Banovitch Strahinya, 3 epic Serbian ballads, the marriages of Maximus Tzrnoyevitch, Tsar Doushan The Mighty, King Voukashin,and of Stephan Yakshitch, each filled with drama and awe, plus 20 folk tales and 7 Serbian anecdotes. All-in-all a complete volume of Serbian folklore which includes 32 colour illustrations of the stories and events contained therein.

So compelling are these stories and tales that in the first half of the nineteenth century various German poets transversified some of the Serbian national ballads into German. One of these, Jacob Grimm, of Grimm's Fairy Tales, learned Serbian so that he might acquaint himself with these Serbian literary treasures.

So, we invite you to get yourself a hot toddy, download this book, then sit back in front of a roaring fire and read these tales. But be prepared to be pleasantly surprised for Serbian folklore is like none other.

10% of the publisher’s profit is donated to charities.
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KEYWORDS/TAGS: Folklore, fairy tales, myths, legends, childrens stories, childrens book, fables, animals, legendary creatures, magical mountains, magic lakes, elves, fairies, imps, wizards, witches, forest, Coming of the Serb, Struggles, Internecine Strife, Doushan the Powerful, Prince Marko, princess, queen, king, Treachery of Brankovitch, Turkish invasion, Miseries of Turkish Rule, Serbian hero tales, King Peter I, Superstitious Beliefs, National Customs, Paganism, Religion, Peroon, Volos, Sun God, The Veele, Predestination, Immortality, Good and Evil, Spirits, Witches, Vampires, Enchantments, Marriage, Wedding, Slava, Krsno Ime, Feast, Christmas Eve, Dodola Rite, Whitsuntide, Palm Sunday, St. George, Ballads, Goussle, Prince Marko Bad Faith, Voukashin, Horse Sharatz, empire, Truth, Moorish Chieftain, Sultana, Dream, Moor, Istamboul, Istanbul, Sharatz, Bedevia, Bogdan The Bully, General Voutcha, Unfaithful Koom, Maiden, the vela, pursuit, turkish huntsmen, vengeance, moussa kessedjiya, sword, banovitch strahinya, falcon, faithless wife,
tsarina militza, zmay of yastrebatz, tsar , tzar, vook, champion, maximus tzrnoyevitch, message, doge, deception, milosh, tsar doushan the mighty, theodor, ledyen, princess roksanda, koulash, test, balatchko, tsar lazarus, forebodings, trusty miloutin, captive, stephan yakshitch, sultan, tyoopria, novi bazar, vizier’s daughter, king voukashin, vidossava, winged horse, momtchilo, ambuscade, brother and sister, punishment, saints, treasures, bard, wrath of god, building of skadar, scutari, stepsisters, abduction, iconia, ram, golden fleece, youth, pavilion, sky, earth, dragon, perfidy, pepelyouga, marra, animals’ language, buried treasure, importunate, strange dwelling, justice, injustice, healing water, angel, bash tchelik, real steel, nine giants, hero, bash tchelik, secret of strength, golden apple-tree, nine peahens, quest, old woman, horses, bird maiden, wager, good deeds, perish, voyage, minister, council, magic carpet, three suitors, dispute, golden horse, hundred daughters, black giant the condition, golden-haired twins, anecdotes, st. peter, sand, gipsies, nobleman, priest
Available since: 12/13/2018.

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