„in marium libidinem proclivus” – Długoszowa narracja o grzesznym życiu Władysława Warneńczyka
„in marium libidinem proclivus” – Długosz’s narrative on Władysław Warneńczyk’s sinful life

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyse a narrative by Jan Długosz on sinful proclivities of Władysław, King of Poland and Hungary, which were to result in the defeat of the Christian army at the battle of Varna in November 1444. First and foremost, an attempt was made to explain words used by the chronicler to describe sexual practices attributed to the young ruler. Then, the remaining components and construction of the entire analysed fragment of the Annals were examined. In order to understand Długosz’s account, references were made to biblical and Christian symbolism, and to other, similar passages in the work by the Cracow’s canon.

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