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Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians

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This collection presents English renderings of traditional Serbian epic songs and legends, accompanied by an introductory essay that traces their oral origins, social role, and poetic form. The selections recount heroic exploits, communal resistance, and sacred traditions preserved through rhythmic ten‑syllable verse and the practice of public recitation by elder singers. Explanatory notes discuss historical memory, regional variations, and the instruments and performers associated with performance. The volume also includes color illustrations and contextual commentary to guide readers through the episodes, motifs, and cultural functions of the transmitted material.

F

Falcon, The.
Banovitch eulogized as, “without equal,” 120

Farnam, Mrs. C. H.
Her interest in Vouk’s book of Serbian national poems, 57, 58

Feast.
The Slava, 45, 46

Folk-Lore.
Tales of Serbian, 213–328;
“The Ram with the Golden Fleece,” 213–220;
“A Pavilion neither in the Sky nor on the Earth,” 220–224;
“Pepelyouga,” 224–230;
“Animals’ Language,” 230–235;
“The Stepmother and her Stepdaughter,” 235–240;
“Justice and Injustice,” 240–243;
“He who asks Little receives Much,” 243–247;
“Bash Tchelik” (Real Steel), 247–267;
“The Golden Apple-tree and the Nine Pea-hens,” 267–280;
“The Bird Maiden,” 280–283;
“Lying for a Wager,” 283–287;
“The Maiden Wiser than the Tsar,” 287–291;
“Good Deeds never Perish,” 291–299;
“He whom God helps no one can harm,” 300–305, etc.;
“Animals as Friends and Enemies,” 305–316;
“The Three Suitors,” 316–322;
“The Dream of the King’s Son,” 322–328;
“The Biter Bit,” 328–340;
“The Trade that no one Knows,” 340–353;
“The Golden-haired Twins,” 353–361

Francs.
Serbians an easy prey to attacks of, 2

French. Princess;
Helen wife of Ourosh a, 119;
Court of Charles of Anjou and Prince Ourosh, 119;
Ourosh negotiates an alliance between Serbs and the, 119

Friends.
“Animals as Enemies and,” a Serbian folk-tale, 305–316

Funeral Customs.
Description of, among Slavs, Serbians, etc., 25–27