Krakow’s Foundation Myth: An Indo-European theme through the eyes of medieval erudition
Vincent of Krakow is the most important intellectual figure of Poland in the beginning of the thirteenth century. His "Chronica Polonorum Siue Originale Regum et Principum Poloniae" is a literary composition in four books, written as both a chronicle and dialogue. The first book narrates t...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2009 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/51994 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51994 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 94(438)(091) Vincent of Krakow Foundation of Krakow Mythic battle Cultural Hero Slayer of Dragon Indo-European Foundation Myths Indo-European Literature Indo-European Mythology Slavic Mythology Vicente de Cracovia Fundación de Cracovia Batalla mítica Héroe cultural Asesino del dragón Mitos de la Fundación indoeuropea Literatura indoeuropea Mitología indoeuropea Mitología eslava Mitología (Religión) Religiones no cristianas 5506.21 Historia de las Religiones |
| Sumario: | Vincent of Krakow is the most important intellectual figure of Poland in the beginning of the thirteenth century. His "Chronica Polonorum Siue Originale Regum et Principum Poloniae" is a literary composition in four books, written as both a chronicle and dialogue. The first book narrates the legendary origins of Poland, and contains the mythical story of the foundation of Krakow discussed in the present article, the struggle between the hero and the dragon. This myth has attracted the attention of various researchers, whose approaches to the above-mentioned narrative have ranged from stressing the Indo-European origin of the myth to underlining the Classical sources from which the retired bishop of Krakow may have taken his inspiration. In general, the arguments for Indo-European origin seem stronger than the arguments for medieval erudition |
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