The primary goal of this paper is to introduce historical legends, to analyze them with a special review and belonging of oral text records, that were preserved during the whole compassing history and life of the Croatian people. Croatian oral literature was made by spreading communication in specific historical moments. There was a rather special interest and focus around Turkish topics. Historical traditions, as a type of an oral story, has its specific genre designations such as thematic, composite and style structure. It differs from myths and fairy tails in regards to the belief systems and the insisting on reality. In the first part of the paper the focus is on Illyrian and old Croatian themes such as the arrival of Croats, the emperor Diocletian, queen Teuta, Tuga and Buga. Then we shift onto Croatian rulers like king Tomislav and Dmitar Zvonimir. Also, there is a mention of the first Bosnian rulers as well as all the conditions that led to the Bosnian fall in 1463. In continuation, the second part of the paper is mainly based on Turkish advancements and occupations, but also the resistance that was brought about by individuals and groups alike. Furthermore, this paper includes the example of the Radobilja parish along with its efforts against the Turk invasion. In the last part you will see the changes that had been made after the Croatian liberation and the noble family of Dešković.