The Legend of the Plague in the Ottoman Empire

The tale was originally set down by a fifteenth century ottoman chronicler named rouche. The hero in this story is also known, i've seen spelled as alketer or alcadiera someso. That's sometimes like a l k h a d i r, which means the green one,. Though i think there's some etymological debate about where that name comes from. It's largely taken, i think, to mean the green one, or the verdant one. He's a sort of saint or guardian angel type figure who appears in islamic lore going very far back. For example, the portrayal of plague and pestilenc as riders