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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.

H

Hadjis.
Turkish equivalent for pilgrims, 108

Haïdooks.” Knight-brigands;
exploits of, sung by professional bards, 55

Haykoona.
Daughter of the vizier of Novi Bazar, 180;
Stephan Yakshitch declines the ‘water of oblivion’ offered by, 181, 182;
confesses her real love for Stephan Yakshitch and enables him to escape, 182, 183

Heaven-s.
The Saints divide the treasures of, 195–197;
the keys of, given by God to the Saints, 196;
the Saints lock the Seven, 197

Helen.
A French princess of the house of Courtenay, wife of Prince Ourosh, 119

Helen, Queen. Serbian alternative, Yevrossima (Euphrosyne);
mother of the Royal Prince Marko, 59

Heraclius, Emperor.
Cedes provinces to the Serbians, 1;
Serbians first adopt Christian faith during reign of, 28

Heroes.
Attention of Serbian bards now turned to exploits of modern, at Monastir, Koumanovo, Perlep (Prilip), Scutari (Skadar), etc., 176

Herzegovina.
Subjugation complete by 1482, 8;
King Voukashin dispatches book (letter) to, 186

Historical Note.
On “Tsar Lazarus and the Tsarina Militza,” 174–176;
On “The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch,” 184, 185;
on “The Marriage of King Voukashin,” 193, 194

Historical Retrospect.
Of the Serbians, 1–12

Hodjas.
Turkish equivalent for priest, 108, 179

Homer.
Reference to, 54

Hoossein.
The trusty servant of the vizier of Novi Bazar, 180

Horea Margi.
Capital of the state which the Serbians failed to form in ninth century, 2

Horse-s.
Sharatz, Prince Marko’s wonderful, 17, 57, 61–65, 68, 69, 76;
Koulash, the steed of Prince Voïnovitch, 154, 155, 157–159;
Bedevia, name of the Moorish chieftain’s, 79–81;
Dyogo, the name of the faithful steed of Banovitch, 120, 121, 122, 126;
Bedevia, name of Milosh Obrenbegovitch’s, 141;
Zdral, name of Ivan Tzrnoyevitch’s steed, 135, 140, 142;
Bedevia, name of Voïvode Balatchko’s, 168;
the old woman and her, in the Serbian folk-tale “The Golden Apple-tree and the Nine Pea-hens,” 276–280;
the golden, in the Serbian folk-tale “The Dream of the King’s Son,” 325–328

Human Sacrifices.
Legends regarding, among Russians, Slavs, Serbians, etc., 25

Hungary.
Thousands of Serbian families emigrate to, through tyrannous Turkish rule, 8

Huntsmen.
Prince Marko and the Turkish, 105–108