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STUDIA MYTHOLOGICA SLAVICA 12, 2009

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The Turks, the Ajdi and Moving Churches
Early Medieval period in Moravška dolina according to archaeology and folklore

Abstract

The article focuses on Early Medieval archaeological fi nds from the multi-period archaeological site of Križevska vas and on the oral tradition from that village. The second part of the article is dedicated to Moravška dolina, the wider spatial context of Križevska vas. The interpretation of oral tradition showed that stories about the Turks can suggest earlier, Late Roman and Early Medieval events, while the stories about churches moving from one place to another refl ect migration of settlement.

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