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    The Kângë Kreshnikësh ("Songs of Heroes") are the traditional songs of the heroic legendary cycle of Albanian epic poetry (Albanian: Cikli i Kreshnikëve...
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  • strength comparable to that of the drangue. In the Albanian epic cycle Kângë Kreshnikësh, by breastfeeding the young Muji (one of the two heroic brothers and...
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    and permeated by Albanian pagan beliefs and ancient mythology, the Kângë Kreshnikësh ("Songs of Heroes") constitute the most important legendary cycle...
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    Kângë majekrahi (or Standard Albanian: këngë majëkrahut; English: "majekrahi songs", "songs over the arm") alternatively kângë malësorçe (or këngë malësorçe;...
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    accompaniment of the lahutë or çifteli. Within the Albanian epic poetry, Kângë Kreshnikësh constitute the most important heroic non-historical cycle, while the...
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    warriors/active characters in Albanian epic poetry, in particular in the Kângë Kreshnikësh. Indeed, in Albanian epics there are on the one hand female characters...
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    Zana Gjamë/Vajtim Muranë Epic poetry (Lahutë · Çifteli · Fyelli · Kângë Kreshnikësh) Kângë majekrahi Dances war dances Sworn virgins Kulla Oda Clothing (Brez...
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  • (Traditional tattooing) Besa Cuisine Customary law Dance Dress Epic poetry (Kângë Kreshnikësh) Folklore Gjakmarrje Gjamë/Vajtim Literature Music Oda Paganism Symbols...
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    warriors/active characters in Albanian epic poetry, in particular in the Kângë Kreshnikësh. Nevertheless, the Albanian belief system has preserved also the importance...
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    (Traditional tattooing) Besa Cuisine Customary law Dance Dress Epic poetry (Kângë Kreshnikësh) Folklore Gjakmarrje Gjamë/Vajtim Literature Music Oda Paganism Symbols...
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    referred to as hajduks Early Cossacks, Slavic-Tatar frontier warriors Kângë Kreshnikësh, an Albanian oral tradition of frontier warrior mythology Banditry...
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    Music of Kosovo Genres Folk music Iso-Polyphony Kaba Epic poetry (Kângë Kreshnikësh) Kângë majekrahi Vajtim/Gjâmë Popular music Serenade Urban Lyric Song...
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    Zana Gjamë/Vajtim Muranë Epic poetry (Lahutë · Çifteli · Fyelli · Kângë Kreshnikësh) Kângë majekrahi Dances war dances Sworn virgins Kulla Oda Clothing (Brez...
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    Zana Gjamë/Vajtim Muranë Epic poetry (Lahutë · Çifteli · Fyelli · Kângë Kreshnikësh) Kângë majekrahi Dances war dances Sworn virgins Kulla Oda Clothing (Brez...
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    Zana Gjamë/Vajtim Muranë Epic poetry (Lahutë · Çifteli · Fyelli · Kângë Kreshnikësh) Kângë majekrahi Dances war dances Sworn virgins Kulla Oda Clothing (Brez...
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    Zana Gjamë/Vajtim Muranë Epic poetry (Lahutë · Çifteli · Fyelli · Kângë Kreshnikësh) Kângë majekrahi Dances war dances Sworn virgins Kulla Oda Clothing (Brez...
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  • (Traditional tattooing) Besa Cuisine Customary law Dance Dress Epic poetry (Kângë Kreshnikësh) Folklore Gjakmarrje Gjamë/Vajtim Literature Music Oda Paganism Symbols...
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  • brothers", one of the main themes in the Albanian epic cycle of the Kângë Kreshnikësh (Songs of Heroes). The protagonists are twins Zjerma (Zjermi in Wheeler's...
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    Zana Gjamë/Vajtim Muranë Epic poetry (Lahutë · Çifteli · Fyelli · Kângë Kreshnikësh) Kângë majekrahi Dances war dances Sworn virgins Kulla Oda Clothing (Brez...
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    Zana Gjamë/Vajtim Muranë Epic poetry (Lahutë · Çifteli · Fyelli · Kângë Kreshnikësh) Kângë majekrahi Dances war dances Sworn virgins Kulla Oda Clothing (Brez...
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    Zana Gjamë/Vajtim Muranë Epic poetry (Lahutë · Çifteli · Fyelli · Kângë Kreshnikësh) Kângë majekrahi Dances war dances Sworn virgins Kulla Oda Clothing (Brez...
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    Zana Gjamë/Vajtim Muranë Epic poetry (Lahutë · Çifteli · Fyelli · Kângë Kreshnikësh) Kângë majekrahi Dances war dances Sworn virgins Kulla Oda Clothing (Brez...
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    central character in Gjergj Fishta's The Highland Lute in the chapters (kangë) about the defense of Plav against Montenegro. Ferri, Naser (2016). Kush...
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    Zana Gjamë/Vajtim Muranë Epic poetry (Lahutë · Çifteli · Fyelli · Kângë Kreshnikësh) Kângë majekrahi Dances war dances Sworn virgins Kulla Oda Clothing (Brez...
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    Zana Gjamë/Vajtim Muranë Epic poetry (Lahutë · Çifteli · Fyelli · Kângë Kreshnikësh) Kângë majekrahi Dances war dances Sworn virgins Kulla Oda Clothing (Brez...
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    Zana Gjamë/Vajtim Muranë Epic poetry (Lahutë · Çifteli · Fyelli · Kângë Kreshnikësh) Kângë majekrahi Dances war dances Sworn virgins Kulla Oda Clothing (Brez...
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    (Traditional tattooing) Besa Cuisine Customary law Dance Dress Epic poetry (Kângë Kreshnikësh) Folklore Gjakmarrje Gjamë/Vajtim Literature Music Oda Paganism Symbols...
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  • (Traditional tattooing) Besa Cuisine Customary law Dance Dress Epic poetry (Kângë Kreshnikësh) Folklore Gjakmarrje Gjamë/Vajtim Literature Music Oda Paganism Symbols...
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  • Zana Gjamë/Vajtim Muranë Epic poetry (Lahutë · Çifteli · Fyelli · Kângë Kreshnikësh) Kângë majekrahi Dances war dances Sworn virgins Kulla Oda Clothing (Brez...
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    Music Çifteli Gusle Kângë Kreshnikësh Traditional clothing Opinga Qeleshe Xhubleta...
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