Ottoman Military Illustrations by Nicolas de Nicolay, 1576

Illustrations de Les navigations, pérégrinations et voyages faicts en la Turquie par Nicolas de Nicolay

Deli which signifies fool-hardy.


Delly qui signifie fol hardy.


Nicolas de Nicolay, who saw delis of a Serb origin in 1551, stated that they called themselves zatočnici.
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