Song-book
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Five stories told in full — not a montage of map links. More ballads follow.
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The Legend of Rozafat CastleLegendThe legend of Rozafat Castle, now the ruins of a no doubt originally Illyrian fortification soaring above the town of Shkodra in northern Albania, involves one of the grimmest motifs of Balkan legendry, that of immurement.Open the book →
Aga Ymeri of UlqinLegendAga Ymeri is a well-known legendary figure of northern Albanian oral literature, known in southern Albania as Ymer Ago, among the Italo-Albanians as Konstandini i Vogëlith 'Little Constantine' and in Greek Akritic verse as Konstantinos o Mikros 'Little Constantine.' Aga Ymeri of the Muslim tradition and Little Constantine of the Byzantine-Greek tradition evince the motif of the reunification of husband and wife in Albanian folklore, as did Homer's Ulysses in the literature of ancient Greece.Open the book →
Baba TomorLegendBaba Tomor or Father Tomor is the personification of Mount Tomor, a mountain range which includes the highest peak in central Albania at an altitude of 2416 m.Open the book →
Gjergj Elez AliaLegendThe legend of Gjergj Elez Alia is one of the most popular in Albanian folklore.Open the book →
Ballad of Constantine and DhoqinaBalladThe popular legend of little Constantine who rises from the grave to bring his sister Dhoqina back to their dying mother, in fulfilment of his pledge, is one of the best-known of Albanian folklore, involving the so-called Lenore motif.Open the book →