Where the Middle Ages Begin
In so doing I should like to begin by giving a brief account of Martin’s life and of the structure and contents of his chronicle before examining how widely known it was in late medieval England. Then we will turn to the various ways in which it was ‘adapted’, i.e. translated and extended by continuations. Finally, particular emphasis will be given to Martins hitherto neglected influence on a number of English medieval chroniclers.
Therefore, this essay will deal not only with the structures of Jewish communal organisation proper, but also with the question of its emergence and development in the context of its non-Jewish environment.
This dissertation tests the hypothesis that urbanization in a medieval Polish population caused the general quality of life to decline. Furthermore, it will test the hypothesis that these consequences of urbanization occurred gradually and were not severe.
The purpose of this article is to draw attention to the beginnings of lead processing in the Early Middle Age, based on the latest archaeological information.
It is very difficult to estimate the exact scope of Polish pilgrimages to Santiago de
Compostela in the Middle Ages on the basis of preserved historical sources. The presence of pilgrims from Poland was mentioned in the Pilgrim Records of the Middle Ages found in the archive of the Kingdom of Aragon in Barcelona…
Due to his semi-Ruthenian roots, the king’s customs, piety, aesthetic taste, and artistic patronage are all frequently regarded as strongly influenced by Eastern elements.
The Historic Origins of the National Assembly in Hungary Szente, Zoltán Historia Constitucional, No 8 (2007) Abstract The article examines the roots of Hungarian national assemblies. To discuss the changes of structure and functions from the establishment of the first deliberative assemblies up to the fully-developed feudal Diet, it suggests a conceptual framework for the ‘historic’ […]
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More about Magnus, Count of Wroclaw Skarbek-Kozietulski, Marek Genealogia Mediaevalis Genetica, August 4, (2011) Abstract Twentieth-century German medieval researchers saw Piotr Wlostowic, the famous Palatine of the Polish Duke Wladyslaw II the Exile, as a grandson of Magnus, the Count (Comes) of Wroclaw. They argued this from two sources, the records of Gallus Anonymus’ “Polish […]
What was the true identity of Magnus, Count of Wroclaw? Skarbek-Kozietulski, Marek Genealogia Mediaevalis Genetica (2010) Abstract Which clan of Polish medieval nobility1 derives its male lineage from Count Magnus of Wroclaw? This man of noble birth, who bore a mysteriously non-Slavic name, was mentioned twice in the Chronicle of Gallus Anonymus. This vexed question has […]
W PRZEŹROCZU SYMBOLU GRUNWALDZKIEGO Lisowska, Kinga , Marchlewski, Szymon Pracownia Wydawnicza „ElSet”, Olsztyn (2010) Abstract „W przeźroczu symbolu grunwaldzkiego” to polsko-litewski projekt, który został zrealizowany w ramach Programu „Grunwald” Narodowe- go Centrum Kultury od 15 kwietnia do 15 grudnia 2010 r. przez Pol- skie Towarzystwo Historyczne Oddział w Olsztynie, Wydział Humani- styczny Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie oraz Sekcję Studencką […]
Na znak świetnego zwycięstwa Ostrowski, Jan Wawel: Grunwald 1410-2010,Dodatek Specjalny, 29 Kwietnia (2010) Abstract 8 maja roku 1410 Władysław Jagiełło wyruszył z Wawelu na wojenny pochód, który miał go zaprowadzić pod Grunwald. 5 lipca 1410 r. sto- czono sławną bitwę. 25 listopada 1411 roku chorągwie zdobyte na Krzyżakach zostały złożone przy grobie św. Stani- sława w […]
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The battle of Tannenberg (Grunwald) in 1410 By Dmetrius Dviochenko de Markov From Crecy to Mohacs: Warfare in the Late Middle Ages (1346-1526): 22nd Colloquium of the International Commission of Military History (Vienna, 1997) Introduction: In 1386, following the dynastic agreement of Krewo of 1385, the Grand Prince of Lithuania, Olgerd (Olgirdas), was succeeded by […]
Making bridges over cultural differences – The Podlasie case By Barbara Mazur Building Bridges: Proceedings of the Fourth international conference of The Consumer Citizenship Network, Sofia, Bulgaria 2007, edited by Dag Tangen and Victoria Thoresen (Hedmark University College, 2008) Introduction: Geographical and historical conditions have made Podlaskie Voivodeship a place of coexistence of various nations […]
Slovenian and Polish Religio-National Mythologies: A Comparative Analysis Velikonja, Mitja Religion, State & Society, Vol. 31, No. 3, (2003) Abstract Religio-National Mythology: Some Theoretical Considerations Nation-building processes in Central and Eastern Europe differed considerably from those in the West: cultural, linguistic and religious elements were of vital importance. This text is intended to analyse, in […]
Legend, Veneration, and Nationalism: The History of Devotion and Pilgrimage to the Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa Młynarz, Mike (University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta) Axis Mundi (2005/6) Abstract According to legend, St. Luke the Evangelist painted an icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which eventually found its way to a monastery in Częstochowa, […]
Forms of rural settlements in Poland and their transformation in the course of history By Marek Koter and Mariusz Kulesza Dela, Vol.25 (2006) Abstract: The Polish countryside has undergone various morphological transformations throughout the history. That was resulting from unusual territorial variability of Poland and different national status of individual historic regions, which were remaining […]
Medieval Archaeology in Poland; Current Problems and Research Methods Leciejewicz, Lech (Director of Zaklad Archeologii Nadodrza, Institute of History of Material Culture of Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw) Archeology Data Service, The University of York, Vol. 20, (1976) Abstract This paper was delivered by Professor Leciejewicz; to the Society at its annual general meeting in 1975. […]
ŚREDNIOWIECZNY RYNEK KRAKOWSKI Niemiec, Dariusz Alma Mater, Nr. 109 (2008) Abstract Rynek Główny w Krakowie uznawany jest powszechnie za wybitne osiągnięcie średniowiecznej urbanistyki, a jego wytyczenie wiązać należy z działalnością geometrów wynajętych przez wójtów krakowskich w 1257 roku. Obecnie na tym rozległym placu o wy- miarach 200 na 200 metrów podziwiać można pozostałości trzech średniowiecznych obiektów, […]
Casimir the Great: 1310-70 By A. Bruce Boswell Great Men and Women of Poland, ed. by S. Mizwa (New York, 1942) Introduction: Casimir, “the only king the Poles call Great,” was born in 1310 in Krakow, the chief city of Lesser Poland, and was crowned king at Krakow in 1333. We know very little about […]
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