The Fall of the Balkans Under Ottoman Rule, Reflected in the Epic of Bulgarian, Serbian and Croatian Folklore

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Pages: 140-156
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/SROQ3427

Abstract:

This article attempts to present the fall of the Balkan lands under Ottoman rule, as it is preserved in the people’s memory and was reflected in part of the folk epic of the southern Slavs, in the historical and heroic songs. In the course of the study, examples from Bulgarian, Serbian, and Croatian folklore will be examined, and the general typological, persistent, and individual moments in the presentation of themes, plots, and characters in the Balkan epic will be searched and analyzed.

Keywords:

Ottoman rule, folklore, southern Slavs, historical, heroic songs.

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