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By Christopher Tushaj The Kà¢ngà« Kreshnikà«sh, or Songs of the Highland Warriors, are a fragile, living library of ancient Indo-European oral tradition of folk tales, myths, and legends in the highlands of Northern Albania. With the aid of the one-stringed lahuta (lute), a bard is tasked with keeping alive the memory of exemplary men and their heroic deeds in epic form, lauding the maintenance of the sacred values of besa (oath), burrni (chivalry), and trimni (bravery) expressed in their Kanun (tribal law). The Highland Warrior, a character inspired by the heroic archetype, is challenged through his journey to uphold his…
