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Starine Novaka" [The transformation of the historical hajduk Novak into the poetic character of Starina Novak]. In Samardžić, Radovan (ed.).
515:, and others. Some poems confuse Starina Novak with an older military commander, Novak Debelić, a nobleman from the 15th century; thus, the character of Starina Novak in epic poetry could be said to include two individuals.
667:Стари Новак. Српска народна песма помешала је обе ове лич- ности, па се зато јунаку дају наизменично два имена: Старина Новак и, ређе, Дебелић Новак (као у четвртој песми ове књиге). Певачи, који често доводе у везу лич- ...
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499:Epic poetry
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1067:Tsar Dušan
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224:Early life
189:Баба Новак
181:Baba Novac
106:Allegiance
41:Baba Novak
542:The song
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405:Bulgarian
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