Morlachs
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Morlachs is an exonym used for a rural Christian community in Herzegovina, Lika and the Dalmatian Hinterland. The term was initially used for a bilingual Vlach pastoralist community in the mountains o
Morlach peasant from the Split region (of modern Croatia). Théodore Valerio (1819–1879), 1864.
Morlach musicians from Salona (in modern Croatia), Théodore Valerio, 1864
Morlach peasant women from around Spalato (in modern Croatia), 1864
The term Vlachs was initially used in medieval Croatian and Venetian history for a Romance-speaking pastoralist community, called "Vlachs" and "Morlachs", inhabiting the mountains and lands of the Cro
Morlachs
…Morlaci) is an exonym used for a rural Christian community in Herzegovina, Lika and the Dalmatian Hinterland. The term was initially used for a bilingual Vlach pastoralist community in the mountains of Croatia from the second half of the 14th until the early 16th century. Then, when the community straddled the…
Drawing of an Istro-Romanian from 1891. They and other Vlachs in northern Istria were called Ćići. The mountain Ćićarija consequently got named after its inhabitants.
Example of a Vlach/Morlach medieval tombstone
Morlach man and woman from Spalato, Théodore Valerio, 1864