МАРКО КРАЛЕ И ВИЗАНТИСКИОТ ЕПСКИ ХЕРОЈ – КОЊАНИК
KING MARKO AND THE BYZANTINE EPIC CAVALIER HERO

Summary/Abstract: There are various theories for the genesis of the character of King Marko in our traditional epic poetry. The example of the typical cavalier hero of the Byzantine epic songs reveals many similarities with King Marko that indicates a possible immediate influence. As evidence in support of this hypothesis, this paper provides comparisons of several motifs that are present and elaborated similarly in both literatures: neglecting the horse and its preparation for fight, substitution of the horseman and the horse, crossing a river with a spear, etc.

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