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Arnaut Osman
Arnaut Osman () is a hero of Serbian epic poetry, Serbian, Albanian epic poetry, Albanian, and Bosniak epic poetry. The Serbo-Croatian language poems about Arnaut Osman include "Young Marjan and Arnaut Osman", "Sekula and Arnaut Osman" and "Mujo Hrnjica kills Simun Brehulja". Albanian language poems about Arnaut Osman include "Sirotan Alia and Arnaut Osman". Epic poetry on Serbo-Croatian language The poem "Young Marjan and Arnaut Osman" ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Млади Марјан и Арнаут Осман, separator=" / ", Mladi Marjan i Arnaut Osman) was recorded by Vuk Karadžić (''Narodne srpske pjesme III'', Leipzig, 1823), based on the singing of Anđelko Vuković from Kosovo (from whose singing Karadžić recorded four poems in total). The main motif of this poem is brotherhood and conciliation. Another song recorded by Vuk Karadžić (also in 1823) is titled "Sekula and Arnaut Osman". The poem "Mujo Hrnjica Kills Simun Brehulja" () testifies that Arnaut Osman was one of famo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osman (name)
Osman refers to two different names: * Osman or Usman is the Turkish language, Turkish, Persian language, Persian, and Urdu transliteration of the Arabic masculine given name Uthman (name), Uthman. * Osman is an English surname whose history dates back to the wave of migration that followed the Norman conquest of England in 1066, though it is pronounced with a long "o". Variant spellings include Osment and Osmond (surname), Osmond. The name comes from the Old English pre-7th-century masculine personal name Osmaer, "oss" meaning god and "maer" meaning fame; hence "god-fame". The name Osmar and Osmer (without surname) appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 for Leicestershire and Devonshire, respectively, but the surname did not appear until the early part of the 13th century. On July 15, 1571, Mary Hosmer, daughter of Richard Hosmer, was infant baptism, christened in Brenchley, Brenchley, Kent, and on September 18, 1580, Jane Hosmer was also christened there. In April 1635, clothier James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who share a common Genetic studies on Bosniaks, ancestry, Culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina, culture, History of Bosnia and Herzegovina, history and the Bosnian language. Traditionally and predominantly adhering to Sunni Islam, they constitute native communities in what is today Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia and the Republic of Kosovo. Largely due to displacement stemming from the Bosnian War in the 1990s they also make up a significant diaspora with several communities across Europe, the Americas and Oceania. Bosniaks are typically characterized by their historic ties to the Bosnia (region), Bosnian historical region, adherence to Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Islam since the 15th and 16th centuries, Culture of Bosnia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters In Albanian Epic Poetry
Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to Theophrastus Music * ''Character'' (Dark Tranquillity album), 2005 * ''Character'' (Julia Kent album), 2013 * ''Character'', an album by Rachael Sage, 2020 * ''Characters'' (John Abercrombie album), 1977 * ''Characters'' (Stevie Wonder album), 1987 * "Character", a song by Ryokuoushoku Shakai, 2022 Types of entity * Character (arts), an agent within a work of art, including literature, drama, cinema, opera, etc. ** Character actor, an actor known for playing unusual, eccentric or interesting characters in supporting roles ** Character sketch or character, a literary description of a character type * Game character (other), various types of characters in a video game or role playing game ** Player character, as above but who is co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Library Of Serbia
The National Library of Serbia () is the national library of Serbia, located in the capital city of Belgrade. It is the biggest library, and oldest institution in Serbia, one that was completely destroyed many times over in the last two centuries. History In 1832, the library was established by bookbinder Gligorije Vozarović in his bookstore, and its first collection consisted of gifts of publisher and bookseller Vozarović and other Serbian cultural figures. On 28 February 1832, Dimitrije Davidović sent a letter on the organization of the library to Miloš Obrenović. In November of the same year, Prince Miloš ordered that one copy of each printed book be made available to the library. During Serbian campaign of World War I, World War I, the Library building and collections were damaged by bombing, so the small remaining holdings were moved from Belgrade to Niš and Kragujevac for their protection. Damages, loses and lack of facilities hampered significantly reconstruction i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mali Radojica
Mali Radojica (, ) is a Serbian hajduk and Serb epic poem of the same name. The poem follows his life surviving torture by the Turks in an Ottoman prison, later successfully escaping with the help of a Turkish girl who is in love with him and getting revenge on Bećir-aga and his wife. The song belongs to the Hajduk-Uskok cycle. An English translation of the Serbian version appears in the journal Mostovi, 22:2 (1991) pp 22–25, transl. Adam Brooke Davis, Lee Edgar Tyler and Sarah Feeny. Albanian Epic Poetry Almost identical song is found in part of the Albanian epic poetry Albanian epic poetry is a form of epic poetry created by the Albanian people. It consists of a longstanding oral tradition still very much alive. A good number of Albanian epic singers ( or ''rapsodë'', 'bards' or 'rhapsodes') can be found toda ... which was composed on the basis of poetry of Muslims from Bosnia.Radosav Medenica, BelgradeАрбанашке крешничке песме и наша н� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đura Jakšić
Georgije "Đura" Jakšić (; 27 July 1832 – 16 November 1878) was a Serbian poet, painter, writer, dramatist and Bohemianism, bohemian. Biography Đura Jakšić was born as Georgije Jakšić in Srpska Crnja, Austrian Empire (present-day Serbia). His father was a Serbian Orthodox priest. Georgije's early education took place in Timișoara and Szeged. He lived for a time in Zrenjanin, where he began studying painting under Konstantin Danil. He later studied fine arts in Vienna and Munich but the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire, revolution of 1848 interrupted his education, which he never finished. He took active part in the 1848 Revolution and was wounded while fighting in Srbobran. After the revolution he moved to Belgrade, Principality of Serbia, where he served as a schoolteacher, a lector in a state-owned printing office, and in various other jobs, although he was often unemployed. As a political Liberalism, liberal, he was persecuted by authorities. Jakšić died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Chetnik Organization
The Serbian Revolutionary Organization () or Serbian Chetnik Organization (Српска четничка организација / Srpska četnička organizacija) was a paramilitary revolutionary organization with the aim of liberation of Old Serbia (Kosovo and Macedonia (region), Macedonia) from the Ottoman Empire (in the vilayets of Kosovo Vilayet, Kosovo, Manastir Vilayet, Manastir and Salonika Vilayet, Salonika). Its Central Committee (Централни одбор / Centralni odbor) was established in 1902, while the Serbian Committee (Српски комитет / Srpski komitet) was established in September 1903 in Belgrade, by the combined Central Boards of Belgrade, Vranje, Skopje and Bitola. Its armed wing was activated in 1904. Among the architects were members of the Saint Sava society, Army Staff (Kingdom of Serbia), Army Staff and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kingdom of Serbia), Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It operated during the Macedonian Struggle, Struggle for Mac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian
A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words ''Christ (title), Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title (), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term ''mashiach'' () (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.3 billion Christians around the world, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Americas, about 26% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnaut
Arnaut () is a Turkish ethnonym used to denote Albanians. ''Arvanid'' (), ''Arnavud'' (), plural: ''Arnavudlar'' (): modern Turkish: ''Arnavut'', plural: ''Arnavutlar''; are ethnonyms used mainly by Ottoman and contemporary Turks for Albanians with ''Arnavutça'' being called the Albanian language.. 'Albanian' (''Arnavud'') was one of the few ethnic markers normally used, besides the regular religious labels, for the identification of people in official record of the Ottoman state. ''Arnavudluk'' (آرناوودلق) was the Ottoman Turkish geographical designation of the Albanian regions, including areas such as present-day Albania, Kosovo, western North Macedonia, southern Serbia, southern Montenegro and parts of northern Greece. Etymology The Turkish ethnonym ''Arnaut'' is derived from ''Arnavut'', obtained through metathesis (''-van-'' to ''-nav-'') of the Byzantine Greek ethnonym Άρβανίτης ''Árvanítis'', "Albanian", which evolved from Ancient Greek Άλβ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosovo
Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east, and North Macedonia to the southeast. It covers an area of and has a population of approximately 1.6 million. Kosovo has a varied terrain, with high plains along with rolling hills and List of mountains in Kosovo, mountains, some of which have an altitude over . Its climate is mainly Continental climate, continental with some Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean and Alpine climate, alpine influences. Kosovo's capital and List of cities and towns in Kosovo#List, most populous city is Pristina; other major cities and urban areas include Prizren, Ferizaj, Gjilan and Peja. Kosovo formed the core territory of the Dardani, an ancient Paleo-Balkanic languages, Paleo-Balkanic people attested in classical sources from the 4th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
