katallaj

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unclear. It has its origins in the Catalan Company's brutality in the Catalan Campaign in Asia Minor. [1][2] Another theory suggests it comes from the derivation of kall (“to thrust or pierce”), influenced by a story by Polyphemus.

Proper noun

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katallaj

  1. a giant in Albanian mythology
    Synonym: gjigant

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Publishing House. Elsie, Robert (2001). A Dictionary of Albanian Religion, Mythology and Folk Culture. London: Hurst & Company.
  2. ^ Elsie 2001, pp. 150–151.
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