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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.

R

Rado.
The architect (neimar) who builds Skadar, 200–205

Radool.
One of the brothers in the Serbian ballad “The Stepsisters,” 206–210

Radoslav. Son of Stevan, becomes King of Serbia;
deposed by his brother Vladislav, 4

Radoul-bey.
A Turkish lord, the supposed master of Milosh-the-Shepherd, 155

Ragusa.
Many noble Serbian families find a safe refuge in, 8

Ram with the Golden Fleece, The.
A Serbian folk-lore story, 213–220

Rashka.
Name of the independent State that Djoupan Vlastimir attempted to form, 2;
Tsar Siméon invades, to support Djoupan Tchaslav, 2;
overpowered by Byzantine Empire, 3

Rastislav, Prince.
Cyrillos and Methodius entrusted with a mission to Emperor Michel III by, 29

Raviyoyla, Veela.
Prince Marko all but slays the, 17;
the story of Prince Marko and, 102–105

Religion.
Paganism and the, of the Serbians, 14–53;
naturalism and the Serbians, 29, 30

Relya of Bazar. A Serbian knight;
Bogdan the Bully and, 87

Renaissance.
The Serbian poets of Ragusa made frequent reference during the, to nymphs and dryads as ‘Veele,’ 16

Resnik.
A proper name in Serbia, etc., which means “the one who is searching for truth,” 24

Ressava.
Theodore of Stalatch wanders by river of, and sees Iconia, 210, 211

Roksanda, Princess. Daughter of King Michael of Ledyen;
Tsar Doushan sues for hand of, 150;
the four tests undertaken by Milosh-the-Shepherd on behalf of Tsar Doushan in order to win, 160–166

Ronceval.
Reference to the French troubadour’s ballad of battle at, in comparison with the method of elaboration employed in connexion with “King Voukashin’s Marriage,” 193, 194

Roumania.
Battle of Rovina in, 6

Rovina.
Marko killed in battle of, 6

Russians.
Funeral customs among the, 26, 27