Stredoveké Uhorsko očami rytiera Bertrandona de La Broquière

Medieval Hungary through the Eyes of the Knight Bertradon de La Broquière

Autor: HORÁKOVÁ Andrea

HORÁKOVÁ, Andrea: Stredoveké Uhorsko očami rytiera Bertrandona de La Broquière

HORÁKOVÁ, Andrea: Medieval Hungary through the Eyes of the Knight Bertradon de La Broquière.

Vojenská história, 18, 2, 2014, pp. 6-20.

Author of the study focuses on the view of Hungary in the 1430’s through the eye of Bertrandon de La Broquière, one of the most famous and most important Burgundy travellers of his era. During his life, as a reliable legate of the Burgundy court, he took various diplomatic and exploratory trips including the secret mission to the Holy Land (1432 – 1433). When returning from this reconnaissance trip, Bertrandon also stopped by in the territory of the Hungarian Kingdom, leaving us with detailed and interesting information contained in his travelogue, The Voyage Overseas. Bertrandon arrived in Hungary in 1433. In his travelogue, he recorded every town he had visited in the Hungarian Kingdom territory. In addition to the town names, he also described the country he was passing through, the important towns he visited and people he met as well as their traditions and habits practised on the court of King Žigmund Luxemburský which took his interest. Bertrandon has also left us with reports about the prices, nature, breeding and taming of Hungarian horses. We also learn about his participation in the knight tournament in Budin during his stay in Hungary, also directly participated by Ladislav Gorjanský, son of the Hungarian palatine.

Keywords: Military History. Hungary. 15th Century. Hungary in the Travelogue of Bertrandon de La Broquière, the Burgundy Traveller.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69809/vojhist.2014.18.2.1

Ročník: 18 | Číslo: 2/2014 | Stránky: 6-20