Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians

About this eBook

Author

Karadžić, Vuk Stefanović, 1787-1864

Credits

Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore

Subject

Tales -- Serbia

Category

Text

eBook-No.

38571

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38571

Release Date

January 14, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Preface
3. 3.Contents
4. 4.Illustrations
5. 5.Introduction
6. 6.Chapter I: Historical Retrospect — The Coming of the Serb — Early Struggles — Internecine Strife — Doushan the Powerful — The Royal Prince Marko — The Treachery of Brankovitch. — The Final Success of the Turks — The Miseries of Turkish Rule — Serbia again Subjugated — King Peter I
7. 7.Chapter II: Superstitious Beliefs & National Customs — General Characteristics — Paganism and Religion — The God Peroon — The God Volos — The Sun God — The Veele — Predestination and Immortality — Good and Evil Spirits — Witches — Vampires — Nature Worship — Enchanters — Sacrificial Rites — Funeral Customs — Classic and Mediæval Influence — The Spread of Christianity — Superstition — Marriage — Marriage Negotiations — The Wedding Procession — The Arrival — The Return from Church — Slava (or Krsno Ime) — The Slava Eve Reception — Slava Toasts — The Ceremony at Church — The Slava Feast — Christmas Eve — Christmas Day — The Dodola Rite — Whitsuntide — Palm Sunday — St. George’s Day
8. 8.Chapter III: Serbian National Epic Poetry — The Importance of the Ballads — The Goussle
9. 9.Chapter IV: Kralyevitch Marko; or, the Royal Prince Marko — The Marko Legends — The Bad Faith of Voukashin — The Horse Sharatz — PRINCE MARKO TELLS WHOSE THE EMPIRE SHALL BE — Marko is Summoned — Marko tells the Truth — PRINCE MARKO AND A MOORISH CHIEFTAIN — The Entrance of the Moor — The Sultana’s Dream — The Princess appeals to Marko — Marko prepares to succour the Princess — Marko greets the Princess — The Moor in Istamboul — Sharatz and Bedevia — Marko and the Moor — PRINCE MARKO ABOLISHES THE WEDDING TAX — Marko visits the Moor — Marko pays for All — PRINCE MARKO AND BOGDAN THE BULLY — The Bully fears to meet Marko — PRINCE MARKO AND GENERAL VOUTCHA — The Arrival of Marko — Marko captures General Voutcha — PRINCE MARKO’S WEDDING PROCESSION — The Wedding Procession — The Unfaithful Koom — The Escape of the Maiden — PRINCE MARKO AND THE MOORISH PRINCESS — The Moorish Princess — PRINCE MARKO AND THE VEELA — The Pursuit of the Veela — PRINCE MARKO AND THE TURKISH HUNTSMEN — The Vengeance of Marko — PRINCE MARKO AND MOUSSA KESSEDJIYA 14 — Marko is Sent for — Marko orders a Sword — Marko meets Moussa — THE DEATH OF PRINCE MARKO — Marko learns his Fate — The Finding of Marko
10. 10.Chapter V: Banovitch Strahinya — Historical Data — The Falcon Banovitch — Banovitch seeks the Turk — The Faithless Wife — The Combat — The return of the Falcon
11. 11.Chapter VI: The Tsarina Militza and the Zmay 1 of Yastrebatz — Militza tells the Tsar — Vook as Champion
12. 12.Chapter VII: The Marriage of Maximus Tzrnoyevitch — The Ballad — The Story — The Message from the Doge — The Wedding Procession sets out — The Wedding Gifts — The Princess learns of the Deception — Milosh’s Offer — The Violence of Maximus — Maximus becomes a Turk
13. 13.Chapter VIII: The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty — Doushan sends Theodor to Ledyen — The Princess Roksanda — The Procession Starts — Milosh Joins the Procession — The Leap of Koulash — The Fight for Koulash — The First Test — The Second Test — The Third Test — The Fourth Test — The Departure of the Serbians — The Contest with Balatchko
14. 14.Chapter IX: Tsar Lazarus and the Tsarina Militza — The Tsarina’s Forebodings — News of Battle — The Trusty Miloutin — Historical Note
15. 15.Chapter X: The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch 1 — The Veela’s Warning — Stephan and the Sultan — Stephan at Tyoopria — Stephan at Novi Bazar — Stephan and the Vizier’s Daughter — The Ending of the Ballad — Historical Note
16. 16.Chapter XI: The Marriage of King Voukashin — The Message to Vidossava — Vidossava’s Treachery — The Winged Horse — Momtchilo’s Dream — The Ambuscade — Brother and Sister — The Death of Momtchilo — The Punishment of Vidossava — Historical Note
17. 17.Chapter XII: The Saints Divide the Treasures 1 — The Bard begins! — The Wrath of God
18. 18.Chapter XIII: Three Serbian Ballads — I. The Building of Skadar (Scutari) 1 — II. The Stepsisters — III. The Abduction of the Beautiful Iconia
19. 19.Chapter XIV: Folk Lore — I. The Ram with the Golden Fleece — The Youth finds a Friend — The Second Task — The Third Task — II. A Pavilion neither in the Sky nor on the Earth 1 — The Prince slays the Dragon — The Perfidy of the Brothers — III. Pepelyouga — The Promise — Marra goes to Church — The Prince’s Quest — IV. Animals’ Language — The Buried Treasure — The Importunate Wife — V. The Stepmother and her Stepdaughter — A Strange Dwelling — The Envy of the Stepmother — VI. Justice and Injustice — The Healing Water — VII. He Who Asks Little Receives Much — The Angel Returns — VIII. Bash Tchelik or Real Steel — The Princes set Out — The Nine Giants — The Sleeping Princess — The Hero Found — Bash Tchelik — The Prince finds his Sister — The Second Sister — The Third Sister — The Prince finds his Wife — The Secret of Strength — IX. The Golden Apple-tree and the Nine Peahens — The Prince’s Quest — The Quest Resumed — The Prince finds his Wife — The old Woman and her Horses — The Prince’s Choice — X. The Bird Maiden — The Old Witch — XI. Lying for a Wager — The Boy’s Story — XII. The Maiden Wiser than the Tsar — The Tsar Sends for the Girl — XIII. Good Deeds Never Perish — The First Voyage — The Second Voyage — The Third Voyage — The Treacherous Minister — The Young Man’s Return — XIV. He Whom God Helps No One Can Harm — The First Quest — The Second Quest — The Third Quest — XV. Animals as Friends and as Enemies 7 — The Animals’ Council — The Magic Carpet — The King makes War on the Animals — XVI. The Three Suitors — The Dispute — The Recognition — XVII. The Dream of the King’s Son — The Prince and the Veele — The Golden Horse — XVIII. The Biter Bit — The Hundred Daughters — The Wedding Procession — The Black Giant — The Old Woman — The Giant buys the Cow — XIX. The Trade that No One Knows — The Condition — The Third Room — The Son Returns — The King Outbid — XX. The Golden-haired Twins — The Plight of the Young Queen — The King’s Sons
20. 20.Chapter XV: Some Serbian Popular Anecdotes — St. Peter and the Sand — Why the Serbian People are Poor — The Gipsies and the Nobleman — Why the Priest was drowned — The Era from the other World 2 — A Trade before Everything — The Condition
21. 21.Glossary & Index — A — B — C — D — E — F — G — H — I — J — K — L — M — N — O — P — Q — R — S — T — U — V — W — Y — Z
22. 22.Table of Contents
23. 23.Colophon — Availability — Encoding — Revision History — External References — Corrections

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