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Francesca was the sister-in-law of Paolo Malatesta, and both were married, but they fell in love. Their tragic adulterous story was told by Dante in his Divine Comedy, Canto V of the Inferno, and was a popular subject with Victorian artists and sculptors, especially with followers of the Pre-Raphaelite ideology, and with other writers.
Families of Frashër. House of Brothers Frashëri, Albania. The village of Frashër in southern Albania saw the emergence of several notable families ( Albanian: Frashërllinjtë) in the history of Albania. They contributed to the independence of Albania throughout military actions but also in literature and politics.
The Albanian Wikipedia ( Albanian: Wikipedia Shqip) is the Albanian language edition of Wikipedia started on October 12, 2003. As of June 18, 2024, the Wikipedia has 98,143 articles and is the 72nd-largest Wikipedia. [1]
Shqip (ë)tar and Shqyptar (in northern Albanian dialects) is the contemporary endonym used by Albanians for themselves while Shqipëria and Shqypnia/Shqipnia are native toponyms used by Albanians to name their country. [3] All terms share the same Albanian root shqipoj that is derived from the Latin excipere with both terms carrying the ...
Humanist. Relatives. Pal Gazuli (1405–1470) - Brother, Andrea Gazuli (Brother) Gjon Gazuli, OP ( Latin: Johannes Gasulus, Croatian: Ivan Gazulić) [a] [b] Gjadër, Republic of Venice, 1400 – Dubrovnik, 19 February 1465) was a Dominican friar, humanist scholar, astronomer and diplomat from the Republic of Ragusa of Albanian origin. [1]
House of Kastrioti. The Kastrioti were an Albanian noble family, active in the 14th and 15th centuries as the rulers of the Principality of Kastrioti. At the beginning of the 15th century, the family controlled a territory in the Mat and Dibra regions. The most notable member was Gjergj Kastrioti, better known as Skanderbeg, regarded today as ...
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. The elements of Albanian mythology are of ancient Paleo-Balkanic origin and almost all of them are pagan . [3]
Kângë Kreshnikësh. The lahutë, one stringed musical instrument played with a bow to accompany traditional epic songs. The Kângë Kreshnikësh (" Songs of Heroes ") are the traditional songs of the heroic legendary cycle of Albanian epic poetry ( Albanian: Cikli i Kreshnikëve or Eposi i Kreshnikëve ). They are the product of Albanian ...