Spišians and Hungary. The Chronicle from Spišská Sobota and the Collective Identity of Spiš
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SYSNO ASEP
0509047
Document Type
J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type
Journal Article
Subsidiary J
Ostatní články
Title
Spišians and Hungary. The Chronicle from Spišská Sobota and the Collective Identity of Spiš
Author(s)
Bažant, Vojtěch (FLU-F)
Source Title
Studia Mediaevalia Bohemica. - : Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.
- ISSN 1804-0977
Roč. 9, č. 2 (2017), s. 237-250
Number of pages
14 s.
Publication form
Print - P
Language
eng - English
Country
CZ - Czech Republic
Keywords
The Chronicle from Spišská Sobota ; Kingdom of Hungary ; Medieval Historiography ; Collective Identities
Subject RIV
AB - History
OECD category
History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)
R&D Projects
GBP405/12/G148 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
Method of publishing
Metadata only
Institutional support
FLU-F - RVO:67985955
Annotation
The paper examines the Chronicle from Spišská Sobota (Szepesszombat, Georgenberg, Mons Sancti Georgii/Forum Sabathi), written in German in the middle of the 15th century. It argues that the chronicle is not merely an annalistic record, but forms a narrative on the inhabitants of the Spiš region. The unknown author adapted motifs from Hungarian chronicles to promote the rights and legitimacy of the Spišian community. He intentionally linked historical and legal arguments. For the chronicler, the Spišians are participants in state-formation and simultaneously the beneficiaries of royal privileges. While constructing the collective identity of the Spišians, the author of the chronicle also concealed conflicts within that community, and identified “enemies” in agreement with the narrative of the chronica hungarorum.
