Kastro tis Orias (ballad)
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Kastro tis Orias (ballad)
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The Kastro tis Orias or Kastro tis Marous is a Greek ballad about a fair maiden who fell from the battlements of her castle to her death when it was taken by an enemy, typically Saracens or Ottomans. In many versions, it has been known throughout the Greek world since the Middle Ages. The name has been applied to many fortifications across the Greek world. The ballad may originally have been based on the Sack of Amorium (838); the characteristics of the citadel of Amorium seem to be mentioned, e
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kastro_tis_Orias_(ballad)
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2018-02-16T00:08:17Z
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