Morlachs
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Morlachs were a historically semi-nomadic, Romance-speaking pastoral people of the western Balkans, particularly noted in the medieval and early modern periods.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical ethnic group
ⓘ
pastoral community ⓘ |
| activity | pastoralism ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Adriatic hinterland
ⓘ
Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dalmatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Uskoks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vlachs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | inspired European Romantic literature ⓘ |
| culturalReputation |
bandits
ⓘ
frontier warriors ⓘ |
| declinePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | gradual assimilation into South Slavic populations ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Alberto Fortis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase |
cattle herding
ⓘ
sheep herding ⓘ transhumant pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicClassification | Romance-speaking people ⓘ |
| ethnogenesisDebate | subject of scholarly controversy ⓘ |
| featuredInWork | Viaggio in Dalmazia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Romance languages ⓘ |
| languageShift | shift from Romance speech to Slavic languages ⓘ |
| lifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Ottoman documents
ⓘ
Venetian documents ⓘ early modern travelogues ⓘ medieval sources ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
guerilla fighters against Ottomans
ⓘ
irregular troops ⓘ |
| modernStatus | largely disappeared as distinct group ⓘ |
| notedFor |
distinctive dress
ⓘ
epic oral poetry ⓘ military service on frontiers ⓘ |
| region | western Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clan-based society
ⓘ
tribal structure ⓘ |
| termUsage | exonym used by neighboring populations ⓘ |
| underRuleOf |
Habsburg Monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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