Venetians — Minor Figures

5 figures from Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians (Chapters IV–XIII) who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

the champion of the Venetian king

champion · first appears Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 4

Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 4 · lord: King Michael “Behold, in the valley beneath the walls of the city is the champion of our king!”
Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 4 · enemies with Milosh Voinovitch “Rise up! thou little white Venetian gentleman, we will fight together for the honour of our masters!”

the king's hector

king's hector · first appears Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 5

Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 5 · enemies with Milosh Voinovitch “Milosh let loose his unerring lance; it whistled though the morning air and the hector was transfixed to the gate. Then Milosh alighted from his steed, struck off the Venetian's head and threw it in Koulash's nose-bag.”
Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 5 · lord: King Michael “‘Here, O mighty tsar,’ said he, ‘is the head of the king's hector!’”

the elder Venetian prince

prince · first appears Chapter VII · The Marriage of Maximus Tzrnoyevitch · Part 3

Chapter VII · The Marriage of Maximus Tzrnoyevitch · Part 3 · recipient: Milosh Obrenbegovitch “‘Accept, O my dear and noble Maximus,’ said the prince, ‘this fair maiden, together with her black steed and her grey falcon as a token of our love, for thou art in truth the pride of thy brothers!’”

the mother of the bride

mother · first appears Chapter VII · The Marriage of Maximus Tzrnoyevitch · Part 4

Chapter VII · The Marriage of Maximus Tzrnoyevitch · Part 4 · child: the doge's daughter “But the gift which was given to him by the mother of the bride was more magnificent than all!”
Chapter VII · The Marriage of Maximus Tzrnoyevitch · Part 4 · recipient: Milosh Obrenbegovitch “But the gift which was given to him by the mother of the bride was more magnificent than all! This gift was a shirt of pure gold, which was neither woven nor twined, but had been made entirely with fingers; in its collar, representing a viper ('and a viper will finally bite him') there was fixed a brilliant diamond shedding forth such a blaze of light that he would never need a candle when he went to visit his bride in her bed-chamber.”

the younger Venetian prince

prince · first appears Chapter VII · The Marriage of Maximus Tzrnoyevitch · Part 3

Chapter VII · The Marriage of Maximus Tzrnoyevitch · Part 4 · siblings with the doge's daughter “The second brother now bestowed upon the bridegroom a sabre in a golden scabbard, saying: ‘Wear this, O brother, and be proud of it!’”
Chapter VII · The Marriage of Maximus Tzrnoyevitch · Part 4 · recipient: Milosh Obrenbegovitch “The second brother now bestowed upon the bridegroom a sabre in a golden scabbard, saying: ‘Wear this, O brother, and be proud of it!’”

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