The Fanged King: Part 1 2010/06/22 By Siti Nurbaiyah Nadzmi nurbaiyah@nst.com.my It begins very much like any other folklore, but the story of Raja Besiong, the tyrant king who drinks human blood, is entwined in myth and fact. Told in one of the oldest Kedah historical writings, Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa, many believe Raja Besiong once ruled the region. SITI NURBAIYAH NADZMI retraces the facts and fiction of the Fanged King. |
The bustling town of |
Tok Wan relating the story of Raja Besiong as how it was told to him by a traditional storyteller, from his house in Kampung Carok Kapas Kuala Pegang, Baling. |
In the olden days Siong was a village but now it is a sub-district in Baling. The fangs at the entrance of Mukim Siong symbolised the place where the Raja Besiong's canine teeth fell after he extracted it and forcefully threw it from Baling. |
According to local history, the town of |
Kampung Bukit Sebelah gets its name when Raja Bersiong throws his fangs from the town of |
Kuala Pegang remains a sleepy hollow with its people still believe that it is part of the Raja Bersiong route when he was banished from the palace. |
A LONG, long time ago, there lived a prince whose father was a great ruler of Kedah. He was handsome, strong and a skilled hunter.
One day, the prince complained to his ministers of a nagging toothache in his upper jaw. A few days later, a pair of long pointed teeth emerged. Since then he was known as Raja Besiong, the Fanged King.
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Seen from Tanjung Dawai, Bukit Penjara peaks at about 200 metres above sea level. It is said to be the prison of Raja Besiong Quite extraordinary, but the story of Raja Besiong, as how the Kedahans would refer him, has many versions.
NST pictures by Syaharim Abidin and Shahrizal Md Noor
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Raja Bersiong ~ Fanged Prince Part 1
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