the Moorish Lord

Also known as: Moorish chieftain / Moorish hero / the Moor · Family: Moors · Role: lord · First appears: Chapter IV · Prince Marko Abolishes the Wedding Tax · Part 1

Life events

• The Moorish Lord took possession of the whole field of Kossovo.(Chapter IV · Prince Marko Abolishes the Wedding Tax · Part 1 · 📍 Kossovo)
  • “He has taken possession of the whole field of Kossovo”
• The Moorish Lord imposed wedding taxes on brides and bridegrooms.(Chapter IV · Prince Marko Abolishes the Wedding Tax · Part 1 · 📍 Kossovo)
  • “a terrible tax of thirty ducats to be paid by all brides, and thirty-four ducats by all bridegrooms.”
• The Moor struck Prince Marko with his club, and Prince Marko killed the Moor with his mace.(Chapter IV · Prince Marko Abolishes the Wedding Tax · Part 2)
  • With: Marko
  • “Marko raised his mace and smote the Moor with such force that his head fell from his shoulders!”
• Prince Marko killed the Moor's bodyguard, sparing four servants.(Chapter IV · Prince Marko Abolishes the Wedding Tax · Part 2)
  • With: Marko
  • “He now unsheathed his sword, and caught the Moor's bodyguard, cleaving also their heads one after the other, except four of their number, whom he left to tell the tale to all who wished to hear the truth.”

Chapter IV · Prince Marko Abolishes the Wedding Tax · Part 1

• with the maiden from Kossovo (The Moorish Lord imposes a wedding tax that the maiden cannot pay.) “He has taken possession of the whole field of Kossovo and has imposed, among other extortions, a terrible tax of thirty ducats to be paid by all brides, and thirty-four ducats by all bridegrooms.”

Chapter IV · Prince Marko Abolishes the Wedding Tax · Part 2

• enemies with Marko (They fight; Marko kills the Moor.) “With this, Marko raised his mace and smote the Moor with such force that his head fell from his shoulders!”

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