Marko Kralevich: The Tale Of Marco And The Turks

There are many Serbian tales, but this one is about Marco and the Turks. Marko Kralevich is the prince but later on becomes the king when his father passes away. He is a hero in the literature and traditions of the South Slavic people. In this tale, Marko Kralevich is a half-mythical hero to the Serbians. They are all delighted by his victories over Turks and Magyars. After his death people still thought that he would reappear and rescue them from oppression.
This tale starts off my Marko and twelve warriors hunting but they couldn’t find anything to hunt until they came across a lake. There they found a flock of gold-winged ducks. The vizier let loose his falcon and Marko asks if he can also let loose his favorite falcon. A Moslem answers back that …show more content…
Marko left the warriors in twenty-four halves divided. After the battle was finished Marko did not know if he should go to Jedren or his home Prilip. He decided he would tell his deeds himself to the sultan, so he sped to Jedren. When Marko arrived to the sultan he was very mad and ask Marko what he had done. After Marko explained what had happened with Amurath Vizier, the sultan laughed. The sultan told Marko that any Turk could receive the title of the vizier, but there is no hero like Marko. There the sultan drew a thousand ducats from his purse and gave them to the hero. He told Marko, “Take these ducats from thy master, Marko, Drink to my prosperity, thou hero!”. Marko took the gold in silence and walked away. This tale shows how Marko is a hero and he fought for what he thought was wrong. The last stanza in this tale gave me the impression that Marko wanted more than just gold. I interpreted the last stanza as if Marko should do what the sultan wants and he should quit the monarch’s presence since his anger had been awaken. It left me wanting to know what happens next after Marko