Erbouwen hiez Vavianâ und wart Wiennâ genant.
Erbouwen hiez Vavianâ und wart Wiennâ genant.
The history of Vienna up to the 13th century through the eyes of Jans Enikel
Author(s): Anna ZvířecíSubject(s): Middle Ages
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: Vienna; Jans Enikel; The Book of Princes; Middle High German verse chronicles; chroniclers’ depictions of antiquity and the Middle Ages
Summary/Abstract: This paper contains a treatise on the description of the founding of Vienna in The Book of Princes by Jans Enikel († approx. 1302). This description is presented in contemporary Middle High German verse literature as a solitary work. Enikel’s narrative about Vienna was adopted by the chroniclers Leopold of Vienna and Thomas Ebendorfer in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Journal: Historie – Otázky – Problémy
- Issue Year: 12/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 28-36
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Czech
