Honour is not a word in common use in modern Western culture, and the concept of a person’s reputation is not of paramount importance today, but that was not the case in Western Europe 150 years ago. Several somewhat different versions emerged, the most famous being attributed to national hero Skanderbeg, and it is the Skanderbeg version that today is most often considered THE Kanun. Called the Kanuni i Lekë Dukagjinit, the code of law was attributed to prince Lekë (or Lek) Dukagjini and spread among the tribes of northern Albania in oral form (there wouldn’t be a commonly agreed-upon written language until 1908). During this uncertainty, oral customs, some dating back centuries, were collected and codified into the Kanun. The 1400’s was a time of chaotic struggle between squabbling princes and the invading Ottomans for control of Albanian lands.
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