[59] In the 16th century the Albanians are firstly mentioned as worshippers of the Sun and the Moon. Albanian folk tales were first recorded in the middle of the nineteenth century by European scholars such as Johann Georg von Hahn, the Austrian consul in Janina (Ioannina), Karl H. Reinhold and Giuseppe Pitr. Abaia: A magical eel (Melanesian Mythology) 47. Is it that heavy? We have chosen some of the best ones from each country to create a collection of traditional tales and bloodcurdling creatures. As you now know, this lugat vampire is a tricky one. [6], In an Albanian tale published by Post Wheeler with the title The Girl who took a Snake for a Husband, the Shtriga appears as "the grandmother of all witches" that lives in the Underworld, a place of a red sun, a green sky and black trees.[7]. mythological creatures, parallels of which are found in the Balkans (Nopa, 1913a, 1913b; Tirta 2003, 2004 . [59] Since its founding in 1912, Albania has been a secular state, becoming atheist during the Communist regime, and returning secular after the fall of the regime. Another famous vampire type is called lugat and it may also be called kukithi or liogat. As soon as the creature chooses a food source in the foggy streets, it will immediately proceed to follow this person. Lets go! [12], Albanian myths and legends are organized around the dichotomy of good and evil,[13] the most famous representation of which is the legendary battle between drangue and kulshedra,[14] a conflict that symbolises the cyclic return in the watery and chthonian world of death, accomplishing the cosmic renewal of rebirth. Anyway, the list doesnt actually end there. Surrounding him are four long-beaked, female eagles. An Ora is made a victim by Paji as he clenches and crushes its arm. [22], The first Albanian folklorist to collect the oral tradition in a more systematic manner for scholarly purposes was the Franciscan priest and scholar Shtjefn Gjeovi. Her skills include shape-shifting, predicting the future, andwitchcraft. It can even take weeks. He prayed for rain and storms to stop or delay her. Albert Doja reveals beliefs about the protective house snake throughout Albanian culture and superstitions. Their name derives from Fate. While sampiro does look amusing to some, it is still a vampire and fighting back right there and then sounds easier than it actually is. The name of the mythological figure is an old Albanian word. hopefully they are just myths haha! The only downside here is that its not that easy. [69] Folk tales, myths and legends have been orally transmitted down the generations and are still very much alive in the mountainous regions of Albania, Kosovo and western North Macedonia, among the Arbresh in Italy and the Arvanites in Greece.[20][70]. So thats all we know about the physical appearance. The deities are generally not persons, but animistic personifications of nature. And honestly, people are guessing, but no one really knows for sure why this vampire includes the kissing sounds in all of this. This list may not reflect recent changes . While vampires are commonly known as blood-thirsty and horny beings, dhampirs, in some stories, arent depicted too differently from humans in terms of behavior. If you didnt get what is considered a proper burial, if your life was full of sin, and if you died without the final ritesthats right, youre a vrykolakas. [15] The characters in Albanian tales, legends and myths include humans, deities, demigods, monsters, as well as supernatural beings in the shapes of men, animals and plants. In an attempt to escape, they made wooden wings and tried to fly off the roof. And you wouldnt be wrong for seeking that because of what in Albanian is called syliga. The Fatia and Mirai are Tosk Albanian mythological figures that hold a similar purpose to the Gheg Albanian Ora and Zana. ORA is a mythical figure of rare beauty, minded and always ready to act, to bring good and punishment to her environment and to the beings to which it relates. (and their definite forms: zna, zna, zra, xana, xna, etc.). Yes, you read that right. Balkan travel inspiration and practical travel tips. The next boogeyman on the list is called Buba and we know even less about this one. Should an Ora howl at a person, the threads of their fate would be cut. [] HER HEAD WAS SERPENT, BUT AH, BITTER-SWEET! [2] It is said that Lubia has many heads and regenerative abilities that can grow her heads back in case theyfall off in some way. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Nov 14, 2017 - Explore Margarett Bridge's board "Albanian Mythology" on Pinterest. But thats not all. The second part of Dine's collection was devoted to folk literature, including love songs, wedding songs, funerary songs, satirical verse, religious and didactic verses, folk tales, aphorisms, rhymes, popular beliefs and mythology. Extract from Songs of the Frontier Warriors (Mujo and Behuri), translated by Robert Elsie . All of the methods are very standard and unsurprising, but the problem is not having a definite agreement (even in stories) whether all of them are effective or not. Prepasti often manifested in places where the soldier had lost a body part. How else would it hunt, right? This serpent slithers over my wounds to heal them. Of the three sea facing windows, only the one belonging to the youngest sister remained. The shtriga is often pictured as a woman with a hateful stare (sometimes wearing a cape) and a horribly disfigured face. But lets pretend that it all adds up. The next vampire creature did not originate in Albania, but in Greece. [20], The Albanian National Awakening (Rilindja) gave rise to collections of folklore material in Albania in the second half of the 19th century. Lets start by dissecting the name shtriga and the meaning behind it! [9] Ora travel with their person and provide protection. [54] In 726 Leo III established de jure the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople over the Balkans, as the Church and the State established an institution. Usually, shtriga were described as old or middle-aged women with grey, pale green, or pale blue eyes (called white eyes or pale eyes) (Albanian: sybardha) and a crooked nose. [2], Extract from Songs of the Frontier Warriors (Mujos Oras), translated by Robert Elsie [6], As Slavic Warrior Paji Harambashi searches for Mujo within the mountain ranges, he encounters three snow-white Oras Mujos protectors. When assuming the form of a child, the Drekavac predicts someonesdeath, while in its animal form, it predicts cattle disease. Yet another similarity between lugat and sampiro is that lugat also tends to getattached to its victims and prefers to feed off the same one for as long as it can. He hired Master Manole and nine of his men for the job. For me, not only does it say something about its personality, but also raises questions. All the children it attacked return to normal. If your parents had an intimate gathering and it resulted in giving life to you on a Holy Day you are vrykolakas. [8] Fire worship is associated with the cult of the Sun, the cult of the hearth and the cult of fertility in agriculture and animal husbandry. Ooooh spooky! In the 1800s, John Keats, a romantic poet, created this vision of Lamia, SHE WAS A GORDIAN SHAPE OF DAZZLING HUE, VERMILION-SPOTTED, GOLDEN, GREEN, AND BLUE; STRIPED LIKE A ZEBRA, FRECKLED LIKE A PARD, EYED LIKE A PEACOCK, AND ALL CRIMSON BARRD; AND FULL OF SILVER MOONS, THAT, AS SHE BREATHED, DISSOLVD, OR BRIGHTER SHONE, OR INTERWREATHED THEIR LUSTRES WITH THE GLOOMIER TAPESTRIESSO RAINBOW-SIDED, TOUCHD WITH MISERIES. Balkan Folklore is really interesting to read but its even better to hear the tale told by an enthusiastic local who has been brought up with these legends. Between the 7th and 12th centuries a powerful network of cult institutions were revived completely covering the ecclesiastical administration of the entire present-day Albanian-speaking compact area. Between the 16th and 18th centuries, in Albania arrived also the Bektashi Sufi order[61] which spread widely among Albanians because of its traditional tolerance and regard for different religions, practices and beliefs and because it allowed itself to be a vehicle for the expression of Crypto-Christian, Christian and pre-Christian pagan beliefs and rituals. Can you see that Ora, standing at my bedside? When feeding it simply bites like any human would and then sucks blood from the wound. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Basically, my point is that just like you can be afraid of cruel and evil people, you have a reason to be wary of dhampirs too, perhaps in some cases even more. Travelling anywhere in the Balkan region, you are almost certain to be told one of these folklores or hear about a mythical beast. Albanian folk beliefs (Albanian: Besimet folklorike shqiptare) and mythological stories comprise the beliefs expressed in the customs, rituals, myths, legends and tales of the Albanian people. [183], List of folk tales, legends, songs and ballads, Academy of Albanological Studies of Tirana, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, The Youth and the Maiden with Stars on their Foreheads and Crescents on their Breasts, "1534. If youre unlucky enough to be chosen by sampiro, however, there is a bright side. The Eastern Church expanded its influence in the area along with the social and political developments. She also enjoys walking in beauty through the daylight, searching for men to eat for dessert. Kee-wakw: Cannibalistic Giant half-human and half-animal (Abenaki Mythology) 46. A shtriga (Albanian: shtrig) is a vampiric witch in Albanian mythology and folklore that sucks the blood of infants at night while they sleep, and then turns into a flying insect (traditionally a moth, fly or bee). She published in 1909 her notable work High Albania, regarded as one of the best English-language books on Albania ever written. The French consul in Janina and Thessalonika, Auguste Dozon, published Albanian folk tales and songs initially in the 1879 Manuel de la langue chkipe ou albanaise (Manual of the Shkip or Albanian Language) and in the 1881 Contes albanais, recueillis et traduits (Albanian Tales, Collected and Translated). I actually remember similar sayings from my childhood too, but even back then it was confusing to me because I couldnt understand what the creature would get out of this. She did not die and re-emerged on a different isle. [58], Islam was first introduced to Albania in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of the area. She further recorded the story that after draining blood from a victim, the shtriga would generally go off into the woods and regurgitate it. The two titans eventually killed one another and poor Earthly Beauty drowned in her tears, which became the Osum River. Baba is woken by his four eagles and makes sure Earthly Beauty is taken to safety before setting off to battle Shpirag. Apparently, these two factors make them evil and the word shtriga itself is used to describe someone as evil. Also, he claimed that dhampirs can also be identified as such if their bodies are boneless, which also shows in their movement. Zmey are beings with vaguely human features. The Vitore is a household deity known as the woman who spins[4] spinning out the destiny of each person when they are born. The three Ora then seek the help of Mujo to seek revenge on Paji. He envisioned that for the monastery to be built successfully he had to incorporate someone into its walls. [46], Among the Illyrians of early Albania the Sun was a widespread symbol. I find myself with both and Im curious what you think about it! Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country that has suffered with war greatly. Although labeled as a vampiric witch, shtriga has a lot of resemblance to a boogeyman. In Norse mythology, the Helm of Awe (also known as the Helm of Terror) is a magical item worn by the dragon Fafnir, who attributes much of his invincibility to its power. Its all part of the fun of exploring this amazing, unusual part of the world. One then strolled near him and spoke to him, saying: The oras we are of the great earthly hero. Since this age demographic is more targeted by shtriga, Albanians normalized this as protection against the evil eye. Now you know about the general Balkan stories about lugat that are also told in some parts of Albania. After that, all youll need to do is throw the salt into direct flames while also saying syt i dalin syt i plain. Some of the best Balkan Folklore comes from Albania. During construction the walls of the monastery would continuously crumble. By the way, if you happen to be interested in vampire lore around the world, you may enjoy a book called The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead, written by J. Gordon Melton. Within Albania, people believed the Ora would protect them, while others believed the Ora were dangerous creates with evil purposes. Interestingly enough, in Albania lugat is more often categorized as a demon rather than a vampire. [1] [2] Often depicted as three female deities, the Ora "maintain the order of the universe and enforce its laws" [3] - "organising the appearance of humankind." [4] The Ora's appearance alters according to the personality and attributes of the human a white Ora for the brave and industrious, or a black Ora for the lazy or cowardly.[8], In Northern Albania, the Oras are represented similarly to the Southern Albanian Fatia as a group of three mythological goddesses who gather in the night to perform the task of determining the childs fate at birth and distribute their favours upon the child. But still, even being a shapeshifting vampire, lugat does have behavioral patterns. Across all of Kotor and Boka the sisters were famous for their beauty. Slavic warrior Paji Harambashis encounters three white oras, mystical creatures in the mountains who revel and frolic as he searches for Mujo. The Prince was pleased with his monastery. Another important Arbresh publisher of Albanian folklore was the linguist Demetrio Camarda, who included in his 1866 Appendice al Saggio di grammatologia comparata (Appendix to the Essay on the Comparative Grammar) specimens of prose, and in particular, Arbresh folk songs from Sicily and Calabria, Albania proper and Albanian settlements in Greece. This is a method that, according to Albanian urban legends, can protect you from the evil eye of shtriga. In addition to that, lugats ability to fly and use the wind assomething like invisible transportation measure appears in the stories not any less common. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". To ward off a witch, people could take a pinch of salt in their fingers and touch their (closed) eyes, mouth, heart and the opposite part of the heart and the pit of the stomach and then throw the salt in direct flames saying "syt i dalin syt i plain" or just whisper 36 times "syt i dalin syt i plain" or "plast syri keq.". Depending on the culture, the appearance and abilities of the mythological creature may differ. According to popular belief, they returned to the area to search for their lost limbs. The story of the three sisters occurs in the oldest house in the town of Pranj and is a great piece of Balkan Folklore. All in all, she is either middle-aged or an elderly woman who, judging from her dark stare alone, is definitely not a sweet and ordinary grandma. Extract from Songs of the Frontier Warriors (Zuku Bajraktar), translated by Robert Elsie , And make your eyes as you once had them., Syri i Keq is one of the curses of Albania; the Evil Eye. The spread of a Sun cult and the persistence of Sun motifs into the Roman period and later are considered to have been the product of the Illyrian culture. Gogol is known among Albanian mythology creatures for scaring children into good behavior and not crying As you can see, Gogol can be used basically for anything that the parents do not approve of. Lets just assume that you can choose one yourself. More specifically, the Albanian word for shtriga is shtrig, the Polish version is strzyga, in Romanian its strig, and Italian is strega. As for the origins of vrykolakas and how you can turn into one, wellhold on tight, the list is long. This person must be loved either by him or by one of his masons. Baba. However, others have viewed her differently. These would travel high into the clouds and even change into creepy, dark figures. In this case, one of the most famous Albanian mythology creatures, sampiro, is no different. [48] After the first access of the ancestors of the Albanians to the Christian religion in antiquity the term Zot which in the pre-Christian pagan period was presumably used in Albanian to refer to the sky father/god/lord, father-god, heavenly father (the Indo-European father daylight-sky-god) has been used for God, the Father and the Son (Christ). When exploring the area, it seems there is a story behind almost every building, mountain or village. According to legend, only the shtrig herself could cure those she had drained (often by spitting in their mouths), and those who were not cured inevitably sickened and died. Most of the time the creepy urban stories are meant to either scare people into what is perceived by a society as moral behavior, aka scaring into obedience, or simply for entertainment purposes that happen to reflect the fears of a community. While its true that theyre not motivated by blood the way vampires are and theyre not really categorized as either good or evil, they *can* develop or even inherit evil intentions as well as the power to do harm. The Albanian word shtrig (definite form being shtriga) derives from the Latin strga, "evil spirit, witch",[2] related to Italian: strega, Romanian: strig and Polish: strzyga. This is so interesting! What kind of being was standing before him. Also according to Church documents, the territories that coincide with the present-day Albanian-speaking compact area had remained under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome and used Latin as official language at least until the first half of the 8th century. People who develop their blood thirst after an encounter with lugat are called sanguinarians. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. On the other hand, some people strongly believe that shtriga can be killed when she is caughtfeeding. The deity of Tomor is of Illyrian origin. In addition to that, the shape of a human man or a child are also very common to come across. Often appearing on roads and meadows or next to rivers and creeks, they began as ambiguous, black mists, silhouettes and whirlwinds. Scary! I love when history is THIS interesting! Jerko, from Herceg Novi, could not choose between the sisters and, instead, he set off on a long sea voyage which he hoped would make the decision easier. In Albanian mythology, physical events, substances, and things are linked to mythical creatures. He is often depicted as a fierce warrior who fights against giants and other monsters to protect the people of Midgard, the mortal world. It facilitated the conversion process to the new Muslims and became the official order of the Janissaries. The birthing sow became to be a bad omen due to a prophecy, so the people of the isle chased her until she ran into the waters. All Rights Reserved | For a cover? [2] Within Central Albania it was believed that the Ora were present everywhere, listening to peoples blessings and curses, which they would then aim to quickly fulfil. (Osborn, 2015, p.14). The Vitore is often depicted as a golden horned serpent that would provide protection and bring good luck to the family of the house it resides in.[4]. And yes, its a huge generalization once again, but in this particular case it also involves bad blood between Albania and the Turkish Ottoman Empire or the modern day Turkey. Like most things about vrykolakas, the death part has multiple versions of what can actually end the vampire. Jubani published in 1871 his Raccolta di canti popolari e rapsodie di poemi albanesi (Collection of Albanian Folk Songs and Rhapsodies)the first collection of Gheg folk songs and the first folkloric work to be published by an Albanian who lived in Albania. Kron-i/krua/kroi: living water, flowing water. The next day, he told his masons about his dream. Thats right, the one that lugat feeds from can become tainted by its own desire to feed off other people. But lets start with its appearance. the Bolla dragon. Amongst the creatures that the Henwen gave birth to were a bee, a piglet, a wolf cub and an eagle. The images of mythological creatures "coming at night and strangling people . [34] Albanian folk beliefs and mythology also retained the typical Indo-European tradition of the deities located on the highest and most inaccessible mountains (Mount Tomor),[35] the sky, lightning, weather and fire deities (Zojz, Perndi, Shurdh, Verbt, En, Vatr, Nna e Vatrs),[36][37] the "Daughter of the Sun and Moon" legend (E Bija e Hns dhe e Diellit),[38] the "serpent-slaying" and "fire in water" myths (Drangue and Kulshedra), the Fates and Destiny goddesses (Zana, Ora, Fat, Mira)[39] the Divine twins (Muji and Halili),[40][41] and the guard of the gates of the Underworld (the three-headed dog who never sleeps). Apparently the Albanian, and in general Balkan legends, believe that the fruit of two genetically different species gains all the best that both can offer. While Jin is a general reference to concealment, al-janin refers specifically to a fetus that is concealed in its mother's womb. Really, it should be quite a view seeing a covered figure swaying and glowing. [2] [1] The kulshedra is believed to spit fire, cause drought, storms, flooding, earthquakes and other natural disasters against mankind. If you are unfortunate enough to be attacked in your slumber by a Night Hag, you will become restless, grunt, move around, have difficulty breathing, experience a tight chest and, when you wake, it will feel like something was strangling you in your sleep. [26] Durhams studies within Albania reveal that no man has ventured within the cavern for many years. From 1848 he served as interpreter to French consul in Shkodra, Louis Hyacinthe Hcquard, who was very interested in, and decided to prepare a book on, northern Albanian folklore. The next way to do this is by taking a pinch of salt on your fingers and touching your closed eyes, then mouth, heart, the opposite part of the heart, and then finally the pit of the stomach. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". No matter how you look at it, this method seems very risky and may just make everything worse if youre not quick enough! Their importance and the love which the heroes have for them are carefully represented in the songs, while they are rarely described physically. Therefore, several Albanian dialectal variants exist, such as zn, zn, zr, xan, xn, etc. In addition to that, no one knows the exact number of Lubias heads, but Albanian creepy urban legends hint that it can be any number between 7 and a hundred. These maidens would shape the life of every child that is born, appointing varying destinies to each similarly to the Ora. I suppose it would be useful to know in what context Albanians use Lubias name, but I didnt come across any contextual use. [20] A substantial contribution in this direction has been made by the Albanologist Robert Elsie. They are often depicted spinning, measuring, and cutting thread, revealing their control over human life. 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