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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.

Z

Zablak.
Ivan Tzrnoyevitch sails for, 135;
wedding attendants invited by Ivan Tzrnoyevitch encamp on plain of, 139;
Yovan in a dream beholds fire consume the beautiful capital of, 139;
Milosh to escort Maximus’ bride to, 141, 144

Zadrooga.
Designation of Serbian family associations, 13, 14

Zagoryé.
Mountain on which Milosh-the-Shepherd overtakes wedding procession of Tsar Doushan, 155

Zagreb (Agram).
Croatians had established an episcopate at, as early as the eleventh century, 14

Zahoumlye (Herzegovina).
Appropriated by Stephen Voïslav, 3

Zdral.
Steed of Ivan Tzrnoyevitch, 135, 140, 142

Zelenko” and “Krgno.
Ivan Tzrnoyevitch’s two famous guns, 140

Zemlyitch, Styepan.
Accompanies the doge of Venice, who acts as Marko’s koom, 96–100

Zeta.
The Montenegro of modern times, Skadar the capital of, 119, 120

Zetina.
Waters of, stirred by explosion of Ivan Tzrnoyevitch’s guns, 140

Zmay.
The Serbian word for dragon, 129;
the, of Yastrebatz, and the Tsarina Militza, 129