The Annals of Jan Dlugosz: A History of Eastern Europe from A.D. 965 to A.D. 1480

702 Pages·1997·32.06 MB·English

by  Jan Dlugosz

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Annalesse uc ronicianec lrietginP io loniae
An Engliasblrli dgement
by
MAURICE MICHAEL
Witha c ommentary
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PauSlm ith
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Contents
Prefa.c e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V1.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Acknowledgem.e nt.s . . . . . . . . ix
CalendoafFr e asatnsd S ainDtasy' s. . Xl
LisotfI llustraantdiM oanpss . . . . . . . . . . xi.i i . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maps xviii
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TheA nnals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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Epilogu.e . . . . . . . . . . . .6 01.
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Commenta.r y . 603
Inde.x . . . . 613

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Id iscoveJruelMdir au k6wnaP'osl itsrha nslaotfJi aoDnnl ugosfza'mso umse dievcahlr oni­
clweh enl eafintgh rouigthPso lipsuhb lishceart'asl oIgw uaesf. a scinatfeoIdrh , a ds penmto sotf
thew arw orking owrfi ottrhh Peo lemsa,n yo fw homw ermey fr iendasn,ds enfto arr eadicnogp. y
Them orIer eatdh,me o rec onvinIcb eedc amteh atth Reo czniwkhii,c Ihl ,e arnewda,sn ootn loyn e
oft heg emso fP olilsiht erabtuutnr oew,p lacoenda p arw itht hceh roniocflF erso issaanrddt e
Commynessh,o uld be aivnEa nigllaibaslnhed I c onceiavv eadgu ep latnh aotn ed ayIs houtlrdy
myh anadt tr anslati.itT nhga dta yc amey earlsa tewrh,e nIa cceptpeadr trieatli reamnednm,to v­
inhgo uscea,m ea crotshsce o poyf V olum3e/ 4 tIhh aadtl aiads idaelt lh osyee arbse forTeh.er est
ofthtee xats sembliewtda ,so bviotuhsat th een ormoulse ngotfthh weh olmea deas traightforward
translatoifto hnRe o cznioldu to ft hqeu estiHoonw.ev erc,o ulIdn otp roduacneE nglivsehr sion
thawto uladc ats a ni ntrodutcott ihoAenn naleags u,i dteot htree asurteobs ef ounidnt hosteh ou­
sandosfp agesA?ft era llt,hL ea tiwna sa lwaytsh erfeot rh osweh ow ishetdod elvdee epeTrh.e
Latitne xItr !e alitzheadit d,e altlhyiw,sa sw haIts houwlodr kfr om,b uti tw asa g oodfi fty years
sincIhe a du semdy L atiann dIw asr elucttoasn pte ntdh nee cesstawroyy e arosrm orei nb rushing
itu pa ndf amiliarizmiynsge wlift mhe dievPaoll iLsaht iwnh,e nJ ulMruika6 wna'se xcellPeonlt­
isthr anslawtaisto hne froem re t ou sea ndIh adt hnee cessPaorlyi. sW hhatevIea rt tempItw eads,
gointgoh avteo r edutchete h remiel liwoonr dosf t hoer igiannadil t fso otnotteoas h alofrt hree­
quartoefra ms i llion swooa rstd oas l lotwh beo okt ob ep ublisahtae p dr ice atp hraitv ate person
couladf fo.Or bdviousthliysw, a sg ointgon ecessirtuatthela ebsrsi dgemseorn utt,h ltehsaIsft e litt
coulbde sbted onbey s omeolnei kmey sewlhfo waacsa demicuanlcloym mitatnedd wrheog arded
thAen nalmeosr ea sa w orko fliteratthuaranesa , nh istorsiocuarlbc oeo kT.os kiwph atth aeu thor
himseclafl l"emdy tha"n ds tawritt thh ey eaAr. D.9 65s eemeodb viouassi, td idt or emove
Dlugosmza'n yr epetitainodhn isss o metimleesn gtphayn egyroifhc ishs e ro.e sfIe ltto,ot ,h aIt
neeidn cluodnel syu fficiaecncto unotfts h er oyaplr ogresasnedhs u nttsoi ndictahteeii mrp or­
tanceex,t eanntdd uratiAogna.i wnh,a hta ppenweeds otf t hOed earn de asotft hDen iepwro uld,
surebleya ,d equatdeolcyu menetlesde whaenrdne e endo bte i ncluidned de taOinlt .h oet hehra nd,
If eltth aatld le taoiflm so ralcsu,s tormist, uhaalb,i dtest,a oiflc sl imahtues,b andry, war, prejudices
ands uperstisthiooulnbdse g ivenfu lilna, sw elals t hlei titnlsei glhiktest ,h fea ctth aPtr inAcne­
drewo fH ungaryb rougah qtu antiotf"y c uriobsa"c kfr om theH olyL andw,h icIh f ound
fascinating.
Ir ealitzheaIdtw asa r elatiigvneo ramtuhsfe,o owlh oh asf eltth ahtem usstt eipnw herneo
academaincg ehla sy etd aretdot re.aT dot hosweh of eeolu tragbeymd y omissiIoc nasno nly
pleaidg noraonfthc eei mportaonftcheee v enitnqs u estainodnc ravteh eiinrd ulgewnhcielh,eo p­
ingt hatth mea nw itthh mea nw itthh sec ytwhiel all lomwe t op roduac es upplemevnotlaurmye
thawti lmla keam endsf otrh meo sgtri evoousfm y omissions.
OnceIs tarwtoerdk I,s oorne alitzheatdth erwea sm uchi nt hmee dievtaelrm inoltohgayIt
coulndo tb es ureo ft ranslactoirrnegc talnydt hamty t exwta sg ointgon eecda refueld it.iT nhge
PoliCsuhl tuIrnaslt iitnuL toen dopnu mte i nt oucwhi tPha uSlm ithg,r aduoaftOe x foradn dL on­
donw,h oh add onoer igirneasle airncL hu bliPnr,a guaen Mda rburga,n dh ea greteodg ivaed vi.c e
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Acknowledgements
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