the old dervish

Also known as: the dervish · Family: Turks · Role: former captive · First appears: Chapter V · Banovitch Strahinya · Part 2

A few years before their reunion, Banovitch Strahinya held the old dervish captive in his castle and treated him humanely, giving him a daily measure of wine. Upon reaching home, the dervish found that Sultan Amourath had taken his estates and given his house and possessions as dowries. At Yedrenet, he offered the Sultan his services as a soldier; the Sultan gave him clothes and weapons, and the Vizir enrolled him among the warriors sworn to fight for him.

When the dervish met Strahinya again, Strahinya forgave his ransom and declared, “Thou art my brother-in-God!”

Relationship record

Life events

• Banovitch Strahinya held the old dervish captive in his castle and treated him humanely.(Chapter V · Banovitch Strahinya · Part 2)
  • With: Banovitch Strahinya
  • “Then he told Banovitch how that he had been a captive in his castle a few years previously, and had been treated most humanely, even receiving a daily measure of wine.”
• The Sultan appropriated the old dervish's estates and gave his house and possessions as dowries.(Chapter V · Banovitch Strahinya · Part 2)
  • With: Sultan Amourath
  • “Upon reaching his home he discovered that his estates had been appropriated by the Sultan, and his house and other possessions had been given to Pashas' daughters as dowries.”
• The old dervish offered his services to the Sultan and was sworn to fight for him.(Chapter V · Banovitch Strahinya · Part 2 · 📍 Yedrenet)
  • With: Sultan Amourath
  • “The Vizir, he continued, told the Sultan that he looked as if he might quite likely be of use as a soldier, whereupon the Sultan had given him good clothes and better weapons and the Vizir added his name to the roll of warriors sworn to fight for the Sultan.”
• Banovitch Strahinya forgave the old dervish's ransom and declared him his brother-in-God.(Chapter V · Banovitch Strahinya · Part 2)
  • With: Banovitch Strahinya
  • “Thou art my brother-in-God! I forgive thee gladly thy ransom, neither shall I ever ask even a dinar from thee, but thou canst repay me!”

Chapter V · Banovitch Strahinya · Part 2

• sworn-brother with Banovitch Strahinya “Thou art my brother-in-God! I forgive thee gladly thy ransom, neither shall I ever ask even a dinar from thee, but thou canst repay me!”
• benefactor: Banovitch Strahinya “Then he told Banovitch how that he had been a captive in his castle a few years previously, and had been treated most humanely, even receiving a daily measure of wine.”
• lord: Sultan Amourath “the Vizir added his name to the roll of warriors sworn to fight for the Sultan.”

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Extracted from the original text of Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians (Chapters IV–XIII). Made with Rho MD.