Достоверност и възможности за използване на фолклорния епос като исторически извор
Сredibility and Possibilities of Using the Folklore Epic as a Historical Source

Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the potential of the folklore epic as a source of historical knowledge. The main problems, challenges, and difficulties faced by the researcher working with the samples of this type of oral literature are presented. The main task is to establish the degree of historical credibility of the themes and plots presented in the song through examples from the historical, heroic, and hajdut [rebel] songs. On the basis of the mentioned examples, at the end of the study, an attempt was made to summarise the factors determining the degree of historical credibility of the works from the folklore epic compared to written sources and documents. The opinion expressed is that folklore works can be used as a historical source, presenting their positive and negative sides.

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