Macure

Macure were a tribe that lived on the territory on the part of Montenegro which is today known as ŠekularBratonožići and Rovci. Like other non-Slavic tribes of Montenegro, they are either assimilated or expelled. Their ethnogenesis is unknown. Many scholars support Šufflays hypothesis about their Albanian origin. There is also a hypothesis that they are related to Masurians. Today, their name is preserved in Serbian legends and myths, while their name is sometimes used in Montenegro as derogative.

Milan Šufflay was the first to set the hypothesis that Macure were of Albanian origin, like Mataguži, Maine, Malonščići and Bukumiri. This hypothesis about Macure was accepted by many other authors, including Pantelić. Like all other non-Slavic tribes of Montenegro, Macure were also completely assimilated or expelled by Slavs. Macure became a derogative term in Montenegro, which is the case with names of other conquered and expelled tribes of Lužani, Bukumiri, Mataruge and others.

According to some theories, Macure were part of Slavic tribe Masurians which also gave a name to Masurian Lakes.

Macure are commemorated in Serbian legends and myths. According to Serbian legends, they were tall and strong people. The Serb legends say that they saw snow for the first time when they came to Sinjajevina in Montenegro and made snowball to bring it back to show it to their friends which soon melt in their hands.

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