Musa Kesedžija

In the poem Musa is an Albanian highwayman who confronts Prince Marko, a vassal of the Sultan, at the Kačanik Gorge, today in modern Kosovo.

[5] Because of his three hearts, Musa can be seen as an anthropomorphised descendant of chthonic monsters, as their anthropomorphosis can be reflected in the multiplication of body parts.

[8] The song about Marko Kraljević and Musa Kesedžija also exists in Bulgarian literature as an epic retelling (Bulgarian: Крали Марко се надбягва с Муса Кеседжия и го побеждава).

[10] In Zakarpattia the epic poetry about Marko Kraljević and Musa Kesedžija has been modified into stories connected with the Kosovo battle.

[14] Jovan Tomić thinks that Musa Kesedžija is based on another historical person, on the supporter of Jegen Osman Pasha who has been transformed into another epic hero — Djemo the Mountaineer (Serbian: Ђемо Брђанин) in Serbian epic poetry.