Bedevia (the Moorish chieftain's mare)

Also known as: Bedevia / his Bedevia · Family: Moors · Role: horse · First appears: Chapter IV · Prince Marko and a Moorish Chieftain · Part 1

Life events

Marko and the Moorish chieftain fought until the Moor fled on Bedevia.(Chapter IV · Prince Marko and a Moorish Chieftain · Part 3 · 📍 Istamboul)
- With: Marko the Moorish chieftain Sharatz
- “In this way Marko and the Moor struggled for four hours. Neither would give way, and when finally the Moor saw that Marko was overpowering him, he wheeled his steed Bedevia round and fled along the main street of Istamboul, Marko after him.”
Marko captured Bedevia after killing the Moorish chieftain.(Chapter IV · Prince Marko and a Moorish Chieftain · Part 3)
- With: Marko
- “Next he captured Bedevia, returned to the street where he had left the bride”

master: the Moorish chieftain (Bedevia is the Moor's steed.) “The Moor prepared himself in all his splendour, not omitting his finest sabre; then he proceeded to saddle his steed Bedevia, securely fastening the seven belts and put on her a golden curb.”

master: the Moorish chieftain “The Moor had roused his Bedevia, and she trotted in such a lively manner that the stones, which she threw up with her hoofs, whizzed through the air in all directions, and broke windows and doors in all the shops she passed!”

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