Däli (mad) Domrul 


In the time of Gorkut Ata, exceptionally brave men were called “mad” or “insane,” for example, Mad Domrul, Mad Garçar. In the epic of Görogly we find Mad Mätel and Mad Harman. These men who were called “mad” were the ones who sacrificed their lives for the sake of the country.

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In the character of Däli Domrul, Gorkut Ata taught the next seventy-seven generations how arrogance brought calamity to man:

 Wealth and ease make Däli Domrul vain and arrogant and he starts to challenge passers-by to wrestle with him. Looking for an excuse to challenge people, he constructed a bridge over a dried-up riverbed. He collects a toll from those who pass over the bridge. He takes thirty toll-fees from people crossing the bridge and forty from people who do not want to cross over the bridge. Of course, he collects the toll unfairly by brute force. Däli Domrul becomes world famous.

One day, he hears the noise of a quarrel coming from a village nearby. He goes to find out what is happening there. They say:

“Oh! Our Han, one of our heroes has died.”

Delighted to think he has found a worthy opponent, Domrul asks:

“Who killed your hero? “

“Azrael with the red wings.”

Then, his eyes blurred with malice, he searches for Azrael. But Azrael is supported by the divine power and never yields to earthly power. A clash between two ends with Domrul begging for mercy.

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