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Albanian Fables
The Boy and the Earthly Beauty
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (Paris, France, 1796–1875, Paris, France). The Young Woman of Albano (L'Albanaise), 1872. Oil on canvas, 29 3/16 x…
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Albanian Fables
For the Love of a Dove
Once upon a time, there was a king who had only one daughter. She did nothing all day but knit.…
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Art
Byron in Albania
In 1809, Lord Byron arrived in Albania.At the time of Byron’s visit, was part of an ailing Ottoman Empire. In…
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Përralla
The Lover’s Grave
This is a now largely forgotten tale from central Albania, recorded in the late nineteenth century. Nderenje, now Ndroq, is…
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Përralla
Kësulëkuqja
Në një fshat gazmor të vendosur buzë një pylli, jetonte një vogëlushe e hirshme me nënën e vet. Ishte shumë…
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Historia
The Legend of Scanderbeg, Gjergj Kastrioti Akenderbeu and Ballaban
Scanderbeg or Skanderbeg (Alb. Skënderbeu) was an Albanian prince (1405-1468) and is now considered the national hero of the Albanians.…
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Përralla
The Founding of the Kastrati Tribe
The legend of the founding of the Kastrati tribe in the mountains of northern Albania is preserved, in one version,…
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Përralla
Sari Salltëk
Bektashi holy man and legendary figure, Sari Salltëk, known in Turkish as Sari Saltuk, is said to have been either…
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Histori
Gjergj Elez Alia
The legend of Gjergj Elez Alia is one of the most popular in Albanian folklore. This is a prose rendition, taken…
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Përralla
The Boy and the Earthly Beauty
Once upon a time there was a very rich man who had a wife and a son. When he was…
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