Sedam brda

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As the Sedam brda ( Serbian - Cyrillic Седморо Брда ) or Sedmoro brda ( Serbian - Cyrillic Седморо Брда ), which means "The Seven Hills", the seven Serbian tribes of the historical Brda region were referred to. This as Brđani ( "The Brđaner") or Gorštaci ( "The Highlander designated") highland tribes defied in a defensive alliance always the attacks foreign armies, especially the Ottomans , and could by any foreign domination are really subject, making them an essential part of Serbian preserved Montenegrin traditions. As a result, they became important figures in the Serbian epic heroic poetry, which was written in the heroic tone and accompanied by the Gusle . The seven tribes included the Bjelopavlići, Piperi, Bratonožići, Kuči, Rovčani , Moračani, and Vasojevići.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Jovan Cvijić : Serb Land of Montenegro - History of Montenegro Online - Serb Clans of old Montenegro, Highlands and Herzegovina and Seashore . Njegoš.org, Belgrade.
  2. ^ A b Karl Kaser: Shepherds, Fighters, Tribal Heroes: Origins and Presence of the Balkan Patriarchate . Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 1992, p. 157 .
  3. ↑ David Levinson, Melvin Ember: American immigrant cultures: builders of a nation . Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1997, p. 641 .
  4. ↑ G2W : Faith in the 2nd World: G2W., Volumes 33-34 . Association Faith in the 2nd World, Zurich 2005.
  5. ↑ M. Lalević: Andrija Stanic - Prilozi proučavanju narodne Poezije . Beograd 1938, p. 124 .
  6. ↑ Emilija Cerović: Nepoznata narodna Pesma o ustanku Sedmoro brda i Arbanasa 1737. godine . Zbornik "Rad XIV kongresa Saveza folklorista Jugoslavije (u Prizrenu 1967), Beograd 1974.
  7. ↑ Kenneth Morrison: Montenegro: A Modern History . CI.B. Tauris, New York 2009, p. 175 .