The caption for this illustration reads: and the rays the girl shone. King Michael of Leyden had a daughter and the Tsar Doushan wanted a wife. Doushan sent an official named Theodor to check her out. The scene here shows Theodor with the Princess Roksanda. The place was dark, but he had a magic ring that provided light. She was beautiful and he gave her the ring from Doushan. The illustration is from a 1921 book on Serbian myths and legends.


The caption for this illustration reads: and the rays the girl shone. King Michael of Leyden had a daughter and the Tsar Doushan wanted a wife. Doushan sent an official named Theodor to check her out. The scene here shows Theodor with the Princess Roksanda. The place was dark, but he had a magic ring that provided light. She was beautiful and he gave her the ring from Doushan. The illustration is from a 1921 book on Serbian myths and legends.


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Keywords: doushan, folktale, girl, legend, leyden, magic, michael, myth, mythology, princess, ring, roksanda, serb, serbia, serbian, tale, theodor, tsar