KRALE MARKO (KING MARKO)

King Marko (Krale Marko) was the son of Volkasin. According to the national songs he was chubby, with long moustache, with a wolf fur cap, a bears fur coat on his shoulders, very strong, fearless, fair and honest. He protected the poor Macedonian people with no power, as he had regular arguments and fights with the Turkish despots. He always emerged as the winner and that is why everyone was scared and they avoided him. The Macedonian people admired the brave King Mark this epic hero, because they saw themselves as him and hoping for freedom.

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