“Why Was »Bogurodzica« Sung during the Battle of Grunwald?” Or a Spiritual Competition between the Teutonic and Polish Knights Cover Image

„Dlaczego pod Grunwaldem śpiewano »Bogurodzicę«?”, czyli duchowa rywalizacja między Krzyżakami a Polakami
“Why Was »Bogurodzica« Sung during the Battle of Grunwald?” Or a Spiritual Competition between the Teutonic and Polish Knights

Author(s): Jean-Philippe Hashold
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: "Bogurodzica"; Wydra W.; Teutonic Knights; Tannenberg

Summary/Abstract: Translated from the French by Joanna Leszek. The sketch by Jean-Philippe Hashold answers the question posed by W. Wydra in the title of his book, and repeated by Hashold: the answer touched the problem of showing to the Teutonic Knights and Europe the Polish religiosity with the special emphasis on Mary being the patron saint of this knightly order.

  • Issue Year: 2005
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 43-49
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish