Yeruslan Lazarevich (Cyrillic: Еруслан Лазаревич), also known as Eruslan Lazarevich or, in the Tatar original, Uruslan, is the Russian folk-literaturehero of The Tale of Eruslane Lazarevic, which recounts the many military and amorous adventures of a young and beautiful hero. Old Russian readers greatly enjoyed the tale; due to the variety of its content and by appearing frequently in lubok illustrated prints, it spread widely among the people. Its influence is noticeable even on some retelling of tales about Ilya of Murom.
"The Valiant Knight Yeruslan Rescuing Princess Anastasia", an 18th-century lubok
Erusulan, Uruslan and the German form Jeruslan Lasarewitch are some of the variant spellings.
One theory (Vladimir Stasov, 1868) is that the legend was an adaptation of the exploits of Rostam, hero of the Persian epic Shahnameh.[1][2] Possibly this story was introduced by the Turkic (Tatar).[citation needed] One of the similarities is the combat between father and son, Rustem and Sohrab, although this has parallels worldwide.[2] Another is Rustem's campaign, in Mazandaran for the release of the Persian king Kay Kaus.
The father of Yeruslan (according to the Undolsky [ru] manuscript version) is Zalazar, retaining the name of the father of Rustem, Zal-Zar; the King of Persia is Kirkous, altered from Kay Kaus of the Shah Nameh; the horse of Uruslan is Arash, while the horse of Rustem was Rahsh. Uruslan himself can be equated with Rustam, since he was being called Arslan (Lion) in Turkic versions. Between the two above-mentioned episodes, the first of which is the beginning of the second – the tales were ended, to immediately place the other adventures of Uruslan (with little connection in the original versions), such as the meeting with a Russian hero Ivan, the fight with him, then their fraternisation and mutual assistance in the search by Uruslan for Ivan’s daughter taken by Theodulus-zmeyya Kandauly Feodulovny; the meeting of Uruslan with beautiful princesses, held by a giant-keeper, Ivashko; the battle with the sea king dragon saving Princess Anastasiya Vahramyeevna, his marriage to Princess Sunflower City and so on. These adventures of Uruslan do not have a direct correspondence in the adventures of an Iranian Rustem, but find parallels in the various oriental tales.
The Tale of Eruslane Lazarevich is of considerable interest for the history of fairy tales about Ilya of Murom. On the one hand, on some adventures of the Murom heroes there are the same motives that went into the tale of Eruslane Lazarevic. For example, a meeting of Ilya with Nightingale the Robber, his coming to Kyiv and his relationship with Prince Vladimir is reminiscent of Eruslan Lazarevic meeting with Ivashko hero and his arrival to the king of Dalmatia; the meeting of Ilya with Korolevichnoy can be associated with the meeting of Yeruslan with beautiful princesses; then the two knights fight with their sons not known of them, and so on. On the other hand, some epic poems, and especially tales about Ilya of Murom had a cheap popular direct effect in people, which it has in common with the tale of Eruslane Lazarevic.
Publications
The Tale of Eruslane Lazarevich manuscript was published, first by Vukol Undolski [ru] and N. S. Tikhonravov,[3] and then by the manuscript Archive of Pogodinskaya, by N. Kostomarov.[4] The text of the cheap popular personal tales was printed by D. A. Rovinsky.[5] Both record tales of the 17th century represented in two editions, of which the edition of the Undolskogo (Undolsky collection) list is considered more valuable, as it has a more logical connection between the separate adventures of the hero, names in it the hero as Sir Uruslan and preserved in greater purity, in some names of other characters.
Russian folklorist Alexander Afanasyev wrote an abridged version of the tale and interpreted the character of the inimical king as a storm deity, probably derived from mythology.[6]
"Yeruslan Lazarevich" is classified under its own type in the East Slavic Folktale Classification (Russian: СУС, romanized: SUS): SUS -650B*, Russian: Еруслан Лазаревич, romanized: Yeruslan Lazarevich, closely placed with other tale types about strong heroes.[7] The East Slavic Classification registers variants from Russian and Belarusian sources.[8]
Explanatory notes
References
Citations
^Stasov (1868), p. 175: "Наш Еруслан Лазаревич есть не кто иной, как знаменитый Рустем персидской поэмы Шах-Намэ (Our Yerslan Lazarevich is none other than the famous Rustem of the Persian poem Shah-Nameh".
^ abPotter, Murray Anthony (1902). Sohrab and Rustem: The Epic Theme of a Combat Between Father and Son. D. Nutt. pp. 32–33, note4. Busse (p. 22) following Stāsof (Vjestnik Evropy, 1868, p. 183ff.) considers this version to be a working over of the Shah Nameh.. it is by no means certain.
^Летописи русской литературы» («Annals of Russian Literature»), Volume II, part. II, M., 1859
^«Памятники старины русской литературы» («Monuments of Russian Literature»), Vol. II, 1880
^D. A. Rovinsky's Народные русские картинки (Russian folk pictures). SPb., 1881. T. I, sec. 51, T. V, sec. 115. / / Открытая русская электронная библиотека (Open Russian Electronic Library)
^Афанасьев, А.Н. Поэтические воззрения славян на природу: Опыт сравнительного изучения славянских преданий и верований в связи с мифическими сказаниями других родственных народов. Том 1. Moskva: Izd. K. Soldatenkova 1865. pp. 215-216. (In Russian)
[The text of Russian folk tale of the brave, the mighty hero Eruslane Lazarevic] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2010-04-13.
Savushkina, Nina Ivanova, ed. (1965). "Yeruslan Lazarevich" Еруслан Лазаревич. Русские народные сказки. Худож. лит-ра. pp. 260–281.
anonymous (2014). Skazka o slavnom, moguchem bogatyre Yeruslane Lazareviche Сказка о славном, могучем богатыре Еруслане Лазаревиче [Tale of the glorious, mighty hero Yeruslan Lazarevich]. Русские народные сказки. Directmedia. pp. 393–421. ISBN9785447532840.
Stasov, Vladimir (1868). Происхождение русских былин [Origin of the Russian epic]. Vestnik Evropy. 1.
Further reading
A. N. Pypin. Очерк литературной истории старинных повестей и сказок русских (Essay on the literary history of ancient legends and tales of Russian) (1858);
Vsevolod Miller. Экскурсы в область русского народного эпоса (Excursions to the region of the Russian folk epic). 1892, digression VI;
Vsevolod Miller. Материалы для истории былинных сюжетов (Materials for the history of epic stories) / Ethnographic Survey, 1892, Vol. XII.
Notes
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Yeruslan Lazarevich Cyrillic Eruslan Lazarevich also known as Eruslan Lazarevich or in the Tatar original Uruslan is the Russian folk literature hero of The Tale of Eruslane Lazarevic which recounts the many military and amorous adventures of a young and beautiful hero Old Russian readers greatly enjoyed the tale due to the variety of its content and by appearing frequently in lubok illustrated prints it spread widely among the people Its influence is noticeable even on some retelling of tales about Ilya of Murom The Valiant Knight Yeruslan Rescuing Princess Anastasia an 18th century lubok Erusulan Uruslan and the German form Jeruslan Lasarewitch are some of the variant spellings Contents 1 Origins of the legend 2 Publications 3 Explanatory notes 4 References 5 NotesOrigins of the legend EditOne theory Vladimir Stasov 1868 is that the legend was an adaptation of the exploits of Rostam hero of the Persian epic Shahnameh 1 2 Possibly this story was introduced by the Turkic Tatar citation needed One of the similarities is the combat between father and son Rustem and Sohrab although this has parallels worldwide 2 Another is Rustem s campaign in Mazandaran for the release of the Persian king Kay Kaus The father of Yeruslan according to the Undolsky ru manuscript version is Zalazar retaining the name of the father of Rustem Zal Zar the King of Persia is Kirkous altered from Kay Kaus of the Shah Nameh the horse of Uruslan is Arash while the horse of Rustem was Rahsh Uruslan himself can be equated with Rustam since he was being called Arslan Lion in Turkic versions Between the two above mentioned episodes the first of which is the beginning of the second the tales were ended to immediately place the other adventures of Uruslan with little connection in the original versions such as the meeting with a Russian hero Ivan the fight with him then their fraternisation and mutual assistance in the search by Uruslan for Ivan s daughter taken by Theodulus zmeyya Kandauly Feodulovny the meeting of Uruslan with beautiful princesses held by a giant keeper Ivashko the battle with the sea king dragon saving Princess Anastasiya Vahramyeevna his marriage to Princess Sunflower City and so on These adventures of Uruslan do not have a direct correspondence in the adventures of an Iranian Rustem but find parallels in the various oriental tales The Tale of Eruslane Lazarevich is of considerable interest for the history of fairy tales about Ilya of Murom On the one hand on some adventures of the Murom heroes there are the same motives that went into the tale of Eruslane Lazarevic For example a meeting of Ilya with Nightingale the Robber his coming to Kyiv and his relationship with Prince Vladimir is reminiscent of Eruslan Lazarevic meeting with Ivashko hero and his arrival to the king of Dalmatia the meeting of Ilya with Korolevichnoy can be associated with the meeting of Yeruslan with beautiful princesses then the two knights fight with their sons not known of them and so on On the other hand some epic poems and especially tales about Ilya of Murom had a cheap popular direct effect in people which it has in common with the tale of Eruslane Lazarevic Publications EditThe Tale of Eruslane Lazarevich manuscript was published first by Vukol Undolski ru and N S Tikhonravov 3 and then by the manuscript Archive of Pogodinskaya by N Kostomarov 4 The text of the cheap popular personal tales was printed by D A Rovinsky 5 Both record tales of the 17th century represented in two editions of which the edition of the Undolskogo Undolsky collection list is considered more valuable as it has a more logical connection between the separate adventures of the hero names in it the hero as Sir Uruslan and preserved in greater purity in some names of other characters Russian folklorist Alexander Afanasyev wrote an abridged version of the tale and interpreted the character of the inimical king as a storm deity probably derived from mythology 6 Yeruslan Lazarevich is classified under its own type in the East Slavic Folktale Classification Russian SUS romanized SUS SUS 650B Russian Eruslan Lazarevich romanized Yeruslan Lazarevich closely placed with other tale types about strong heroes 7 The East Slavic Classification registers variants from Russian and Belarusian sources 8 Explanatory notes EditReferences EditCitations Stasov 1868 p 175 Nash Eruslan Lazarevich est ne kto inoj kak znamenityj Rustem persidskoj poemy Shah Name Our Yerslan Lazarevich is none other than the famous Rustem of the Persian poem Shah Nameh a b Potter Murray Anthony 1902 Sohrab and Rustem The Epic Theme of a Combat Between Father and Son D Nutt pp 32 33 note4 Busse p 22 following Stasof Vjestnik Evropy 1868 p 183ff considers this version to be a working over of the Shah Nameh it is by no means certain Letopisi russkoj literatury Annals of Russian Literature Volume II part II M 1859 Pamyatniki stariny russkoj literatury Monuments of Russian Literature Vol II 1880 D A Rovinsky s Narodnye russkie kartinki Russian folk pictures SPb 1881 T I sec 51 T V sec 115 Otkrytaya russkaya elektronnaya biblioteka Open Russian Electronic Library Afanasev A N Poeticheskie vozzreniya slavyan na prirodu Opyt sravnitelnogo izucheniya slavyanskih predanij i verovanij v svyazi s mificheskimi skazaniyami drugih rodstvennyh narodov Tom 1 Moskva Izd K Soldatenkova 1865 pp 215 216 In Russian Barag Lev Sravnitelnyj ukazatel syuzhetov Vostochnoslavyanskaya skazka Leningrad NAUKA 1979 p 169 Barag Lev Sravnitelnyj ukazatel syuzhetov Vostochnoslavyanskaya skazka Leningrad NAUKA 1979 p 169 Bibliography Tekst russkoy narodnoy skazki O slavnom moguchem bogatyr Yeruslan Lazarevich Tekst russkoj narodnoj skazki O slavnom moguchem bogatyre Eruslane Lazareviche The text of Russian folk tale of the brave the mighty hero Eruslane Lazarevic in Russian Archived from the original on 2010 04 13 Savushkina Nina Ivanova ed 1965 Yeruslan Lazarevich Eruslan Lazarevich Russkie narodnye skazki Hudozh lit ra pp 260 281 anonymous 2014 Skazka o slavnom moguchem bogatyre Yeruslane Lazareviche Skazka o slavnom moguchem bogatyre Eruslane Lazareviche Tale of the glorious mighty hero Yeruslan Lazarevich Russkie narodnye skazki Directmedia pp 393 421 ISBN 9785447532840 Stasov Vladimir 1868 Proishozhdenie russkih bylin Origin of the Russian epic Vestnik Evropy 1 Further reading A N Pypin Ocherk literaturnoj istorii starinnyh povestej i skazok russkih Essay on the literary history of ancient legends and tales of Russian 1858 Alexander Veselovsky in the Istorii russkoj slovesnosti History of Russian Literature by Alexey Galakhov ed 2 1880 p 431 Vsevolod Miller Ekskursy v oblast russkogo narodnogo eposa Excursions to the region of the Russian folk epic 1892 digression VI Vsevolod Miller Materialy dlya istorii bylinnyh syuzhetov Materials for the history of epic stories Ethnographic Survey 1892 Vol XII Notes Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yeruslan Lazarevich In writing this article was 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