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Moreška is a knightly battle sword dance originated around the 12th century in the Mediterranean. The name "Moreška" originated from the Moors - Moriscos, so the adjective morisco was created in Spanish and moresco in Italian. It is believed that the first Moreška was performed in Lerida, Spain, in 1150 as a memorial to the expulsion of the Moors. however, similar sword dances spread throughout Catholic Europe by the end of the 14th century. The first data on moreška in our area date from 1273 in Trogir. In Croatia, this knight's game has been performed every summer only in Korčula since the 15th century.