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Fan Noli. Theofan Stilian Noli, known as Fan Noli also as Θεοφάνης Στυλιανός Μαυρομάτης (6 January 1882 – 13 March 1965), was an Albanian -American writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, Archbishop, Metropolitan and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church and the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in ...
Anës lumejve. Anës lumenjve ( By the rivers) is a poem in the Albanian language by Fan S. Noli, in which the history of Albania is described. [1] The poem was released in 1928, after Noli himself had been ousted from his position of Prime Minister by Ahmed Zogu 's coup, which would later make a monarchy of the country, a republic since its ...
The battle of Torvioll, also known as the battle of Lower Dibra, was fought on 29 June 1444 on the Plain of Torvioll, in what is now Albania. Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg was an Ottoman Albanian general who decided to return to his homeland and take the reins of a new Albanian league against the Ottoman Empire.
Skanderbeg's rebellion was an almost 25-year long anti-Ottoman rebellion led by the Albanian military commander Skanderbeg in what is today Albania and its neighboring countries. It was a rare successful instance of resistance by Christians during the 15th century and through his leadership led Albanians in guerrilla warfare against the Ottomans.
Lasgush Poradeci. Llazar Sotir Gusho ( pronounced [ɫaˈzar sɔˈtiɾ guˈʃo]; 27 December 1899 – 12 November 1987), commonly known by the pen name Lasgush Poradeci, was an Albanian philologist, poet, translator, writer and pioneer of modern Albanian literature. [ 1] He is regarded as one of the most influential Albanian writers of the 20th ...
Frashëri, Kristo (2002), Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu: jeta dhe vepra, 1405–1468 (in Albanian), Tiranë: Botimet Toena, ISBN 99927-1-627-4 Hodgkinson, Harry (1999), Scanderbeg: From Ottoman Captive to Albanian Hero , London: Centre for Albanian Studies, ISBN 978-1-873928-13-4
Stanisha Kastrioti. Stanisha Kastrioti ( Latin: Stanissa; fl. 1421–45) was an Albanian nobleman, a member of the Kastrioti family, and older brother of Skanderbeg . His father Gjon Kastrioti was an Albanian lord who had possessions in the Mat region. [1] His mother was Voisava, whose origin is disputed. [2]
Luca Matranga (Albanian: Lekë Matrënga; 18 May 1569 – 6 May 1619) was an Arbëresh writer and Catholic priest of Byzantine rite in the Albanian community of Sicily. He is regarded as one of the most important authors of Old Albanian literature, as his work contains the oldest written text of Albanian in the diaspora.