<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:28:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@anled/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[GJERGJ KASTRIOTI – SCANDERBEG (ALBANIAN NATIONAL HERO)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gjergji (George) was born of a noble Albanian family. He was the youngest of the four children and spent his childhood with his family in Albania. As to his youth, there is no common ground in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@anled/gjergj-kastrioti-scanderbeg-albanian-national-hero</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@anled/gjergj-kastrioti-scanderbeg-albanian-national-hero</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anled]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2016 12:22:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesDCyevvxizQ1vaf3gCYW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HISTORY OF ALBANIA – ALBANIAN-OTTOMAN WAR AND THE ALBANIANS’ DEFENSE OF EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[When aware of the Ottoman threat, some Albanian princes joined the Balkan coalitions against the Ottomans. In 1371, the bishop of Vlorë, Aleksandër, fought in a battle that took place in Marica, Bulgaria.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@anled/history-of-albania-albanian-ottoman-war-and-the-albanians-defense-of-european-civilization</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@anled/history-of-albania-albanian-ottoman-war-and-the-albanians-defense-of-european-civilization</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anled]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2016 14:54:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesCnDuMnDUMXrhMBpevut?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HISTORY OF ALBANIA – BYZANTINE PERIOD (395-1380 A.D.)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Roman Empire was divided in 395 A.D, most Illyrian lands were included in the Eastern Roman Empire, later known as Byzantium. This year was a decisive turning point that determined the whole course]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@anled/history-of-albania-byzantine-period-395-1380-a-d</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@anled/history-of-albania-byzantine-period-395-1380-a-d</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anled]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 20:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesC35cDvM4xd3Ye7eqNPg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HISTORY OF ALBANIA - THE ILLYRIANS (PART 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the Roman Empire conquered the Illyrian Kingdom and Epirus, they settled in Illyria and began to force their way across the entire Balkan peninsula as far as Asia Minor. Rome carried out an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@anled/history-of-albania-the-illyrians-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@anled/history-of-albania-the-illyrians-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anled]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 19:55:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesC35Yw28x8CFVTsi3s8i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HISTORY OF ALBANIA; ANTIQUITY - THE ILLYRIANS (PART 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written sources from antiquity state that the western Balkan regions were inhabited by the Illyrians since ancient times, and were one of the largest populations on the peninsula. These facts can also]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@anled/history-of-albania-antiquity-the-illyrians-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@anled/history-of-albania-antiquity-the-illyrians-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anled]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2016 15:51:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesVga7MX3JXXi8ethVSwg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>