Balatchko
Also known as: Balatchko the Voivode / Voivode Balatchko · Family: Ledyen · Role: voivode · First appears: Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 6
In Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty, Part 6, King Michael ordered Balatchko, whom he called “my trusty servant,” to pursue the svats and bring back his daughter Roksanda. In Part 7, Balatchko saddled his mare Bedevia and pursued them with six hundred Venetian cuirassiers. At the forest, he confronted Milosh Voinovitch, but Milosh killed him, cut off his three heads, and threw them into Koulash’s bag.
Relationship record
Life events
- King Michael ordered Balatchko to pursue the svats and bring back Roksanda.(Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 6)
- With: King Michael Roksanda
- “O Balatchko, my trusty servant,” said he, “canst thou rely upon thy valour and go out against the tsar's svats to bring back my daughter Roksanda?”
- Milosh killed Balatchko and cut off all three of his heads.(Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 7 · 📍 the forest)
- With: Milosh Voinovitch
- “Then Milosh threw his lance and transfixed the fellow to the ground, after which he cut off all three of his heads and threw them in Koulash's bag.”
Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 6
- lord: King Michael “O Balatchko, my trusty servant”
Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 7
- enemies with Milosh Voinovitch (They fight one another.) “Balatchko addressed the prince, saying: ‘O Milosh, evidently thou hast waited for me!’ With this he loosed his blue flame, which, however, only singed Milosh's furs; whereupon, seeing that he had not greatly harmed the hero, he breathed his freezing wind upon him.”
- animal: Bedevia (Balatchko's mare) “Hearing this promise, Balatchko saddled his mare Bedevia and went in pursuit of the svats, accompanied by six hundred Venetian cuirassiers.”
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Extracted from the original text of Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians (Chapters IV–XIII). Made with Rho MD.