ЛИКОТ НА МАРКО КРАЛЕ ВО МАКЕДОНСКАТА НАРОДНА ПОЕЗИЈА
THE IMAGE OF KING MARKO IN THE MACEDONIAN FOLK POETRY

Summary/Abstract: The image of King Marko has e very important position in the Macedonian folk prose and poetry. Ne is the main character of the epic song, but is also present in the lyric songs and stories. The Macedonian folk author depicts this image, his supernatural power, his heroic deeds, his protection of the maltreated folks with great pleasure. The Macedonian folk epic depicts Marko’s birth, the coming of the fortune-tellers to determine his destiny, his childhood, youth, many combats with various foes of the people, relationships with supernatural creatures (combats with various beasts, being an adopted brother to faries) etc. His relations to the members of the family (his father, mother, wife, brother, sister, etc.), as well as the relations to other persons with whom he deliberately or accidently contacts are depicted. King Marko is also depicted as the one who supports building churches and monastires and as a protector of the Christianity who severely punishes the ones that try to alter the beliefs of the Christians. As the last Macedonian king after the coming of the Osmans and the slavory of five and a half centuries, the Macedonian people sing about him with great warmth, theu praise his heroic deeds, believe that he is alive and that he will return one day, bringing the long expected victory.

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