3 hours ago553 years after the death of Gjergj Kastriot Skenderbe
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Today, 553 years are filled by the death of our National Heroes, George Kastriot Skenderbej, on January 17, 1468, in Lezha. Gjergj Kastriot, Albania's national hero, was born in 1403. It belonged to the Kastriot royal family. His father was John Kastriot, the leader of the larger cities of his day, Crewe and Mirdit [...]
Gjergj Kastriot, Albania's national hero, was born in 1403. It belonged to the Kastriot royal family.
His father was John Kastriot, the leader of the larger cities of the day, Kruja and Mirday, and his mother was Vojsawa. When George was born, his father, John Kastriot, was ruler of an important state, which stretched at least from the outskirts of Prizren and Tetovo in the east to the Adriatic Sea in the west.
Gjergj Kastriot Skenderbeu died at 63.
It is viewed by many Western European countries as the hero who prevented the Ottoman Empire from conquering the West of Europe. Gjergj Kastriot Skenderbej remains the legendary figure of the Albanian nation in centuries.
Skenderbeu's death meant the end of Albania's independence, which only caused it to appear as a united and independent state. Crewe, who for many years came to be called the Acropolis of Christianity, resisted just another siege without its leadership.
Gjergj Kastriot '% Skenderbeu, Albania's national hero sealed the resistance against conquering Turks in the 15th century, and was an example for all later heroes. It remained in history as a warrior, a general of principle and ideals. Gjergj Kastriot was the greatest political and military personality of his day. He was known as commander of all Albanian tribes and defender of Christianity.
He managed to stop the spread of Turkish hordes in the Balkans for 25 years without losing even one battle. With his heroic war he managed to win the admiration of all of Christian Europe. In Albania, Skenderbeu is a legend, the true image of a hero, a demigod who was always on the front line of the war, who never hesitated to sacrifice his life for his ideals, for what he believed, for his homeland and his fellow fighters.
Today in Albania his memory is quite alive, and so in his honor, since the day he died, his last name was returned to the boys' honor.
And so people name their children, so these kids look like this hero. In Albania, it is an honor to be called someone Kastriot, but also a great responsibility for someone to honor that name at any moment.
