Labor Markets After the Black Death: Landlord Collusion and the Imposition of Serfdom in Eastern Europe and the Middle East
The differences in the imposition of serfdom led to different economic and political effects for the peasantry in Europe. In Western Europe, wages rose, grain prices fell, and the consumption of meat, dairy products, and beer increased. More and more peasants moved into a widening “middle class” that could afford to buy manufactured goods.
Marriage Impediments in Canon Law and Practice: Consanguinity Regulations and the Case of Orthodox-Catholic Intermarriage in Kyivan Rus’, ca. 1000–1241
This paper focused on marriage alliances in Eastern Europe and the issue of canon law and consanguinity.
The Role of the Byzantine Church in Medieval Hungary
The necessity for a change of country by the Magyars was a direct consequence of the policy of the Byzantine court.
Economy of Ragusa, 1300 – 1800: The Tiger of Mediaeval Mediterranean
An economist is indeed tempted to think of Ragusa as the “Adriatic Tiger “ of yesteryear, an early example of a small open economy with strong fundamentals, and to hypothesize further that, in analogy to the current consensus about what it takes to minimize the impact of external crises, these strengths also allowed Ragusa to mitigate the effects of the many external shocks and financial crises in Medieval Europe.
Martin Bylica at the Court of Matthias Corvinus: Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Hungary
Late in the spring 1468, Matthias Corvinus convened the Hungarian diet in the city of Pozsony. Holding the diet in Pozsony enabled him to impress the Hungarian nobles with the local intellectual community that had begun to form at his fledgling Academia Istropolitana, which he had founded the previous year.
Transylvania in Hungarian History: An Introduction
From their Balkan homeland the Vlachs began their migrations north in the thirteenth century, migrations that were accelerated no doubt by the beginning of Ottoman Turkish expansion into the Balkans.
Braşov (Kronstadt) in the Defence against the Turks (1438–1479)
Confrontation with Ottoman expansion began for Braşov at the end of the 14th century with the treaty with Mircea the Elder in the year 1395 which was part of King Sigismund of Luxembourg’s anti-Ottoman policy and was signed in Braşov.
The Case of a Married Female Saint: Rutebeuf’s Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
St. Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) was a married saint who was canonized in 1235. This paper focuses on the portrayal of Elizabeth by Rutebeuf as a female married saint and her piety within the bounds of marriage.
Folk narratives and legends as sources of widespread idioms: Toward a Lexicon of Common Figurative Units
On the one hand, stories (particularly fables) have been de- rived from already existing proverbs, from antiquity up to early modern times. On the other hand, a story in its summarised form can live on in a proverb or an idiom, even if the knowledge of this story has been forgotten for a long time.
Charlemagne in medieval East Central Europe (ca. 800 to ca. 1200)
During the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the legend of Charlemagne gained widespread popularity, as the figure of the emperor became a model for rulers and crusaders.
Sacred Kingship among the Peoples of the Steppes
eurThe vast belt of the Steppes, located between the Hungarian plains and the Great Wall of China,
runs along the southern edge of the Eurasian arboreal zone. Starting in the 1st millenium B.C. this region has been inhabited by Iranian, Hunnish, Turkish and Mongol mounted nomads who, at various times, unified a large portion of the Steppes into a single empire.
Review: The Countess
The Countess is a 2009 film about Elizabeth Báthory. It is the Julie Delpy’s third directorial effort. Julia casts her self in the starring role as Erzsébet Báthory.
Salt trade and warfare in early medieval Transylvania
For medieval man, salt was a strategic resource as important as iron and gold.
The Historic Origins of the National Assembly in Hungary
The Historic Origins of the National Assembly in Hungary Szente, Zoltán Historia Constitucional, No 8 (2007) Abstract The article examines the roots of Hungarian…
On the Foreign Policy of Saint Stephen
On the Foreign Policy of Saint Stephen Makk, Ferenc Saint Stephen and his country: a newborn kingdom in Central Europe: Hungary,edited by Attila Zsoldos…
The Hungarian Military in Northern Italy during the Reign of Louis the Great
The Hungarian Military in Northern Italy during the Reign of Louis the Great Corradi Musi, Carla Hungarian Studies Review, Vol XVII, No. 2 (Fall,…
“Frankish” or “Byzantine” Saint? The origins of the cult of Saint Martin in Dalmatia
“Frankish” or “Byzantine” Saint? The origins of the cult of Saint Martin in Dalmatia Vedris, Trpimir Papers from the First and Second Postgraduate Forums in…
Look to the East: The Cult of the Pagan Past in Hungarian Literature
While the survival of the young country under the reign of chief Géza and his son, King Stephen I, undoubtedly depended on the conversion of the Hungarians, in the sphere of unrealistic speculations, dreams and wishes – that is, a sphere that literature knows well – now and again we have to face the question: what if?
Vampire or Megalomaniac Serial Killer?: The Bloody Countess Elizabeth Bathory
The legend of the Countess Erzsébeth Bathory presents a unique case in which the fictional elements of vampire and witch folklore combine with true historical facts to create the quasi-mythical figure of the Bloody Countess.
The Byzantines and Saladin, 1185-1192: Opponents of the Third Crusade
The Byzantines and Saladin, 1185-1192: Opponents of the Third Crusade Brand, Charles M. Speculum, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Apr., 1962) Abstract On the eve…
Matthias Corvinus and His Library
Matthias Corvinus and His Library Stein, Rose Hungarian Studies Review, Vol. XIII, No. 1 (Spring 1986) Abstract Hungary in the fifteenth century was…
Anti-Ottoman Warfare and Italian Propaganda: The Crusader Background of the Ottoman Raid on Oradea in 1474
Anti-Ottoman Warfare and Italian Propaganda: The Crusader Background of the Ottoman Raid on Oradea in 1474 By Alexandru Simon Crisia Magazine, Vol.37 (2007)…
The Marriage of Bolesław of the Piasts and Kinga of the Árpáds in 1239 in the Shadow of the Mongol Menace
The Marriage of Bolesław of the Piasts and Kinga of the Árpáds in 1239 in the Shadow of the Mongol Menace By Wojciech…
KALAMAZOO 2011: Session 92 – Thursday, May 12, 2011: In Giro: Italian Identity and Travel in the Middle Ages
In Giro: Italian Identity and Travel in the Middle Ages Sponsor: Italians and Italianists at Kalamazoo Organizer: Rachel D. Gibson (University of Minnesota–Twin…
The role of John Jiskra in the history of Slovakia
The role of John Jiskra in the history of Slovakia By Frantisek Oslansky Human Affairs, Vol.6:1 (1996) Abstract: From the 1440s, John Jiskra…