Paper title:
  Konstanty Ostrogski as an Opponent of the Tatars in the Eyes of Polish Historians of the 16th Century
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4316/CC.2019.01.007
Published in:
Issue 1 (Vol. 25) / 2019
Publishing date:
2019-07-31
Pages:
 127-142
Author(s):
 Milewski Dariusz
Abstract:
 The paper discusses the narrative of 16th Century historians - Bernard Wapowski, Justus Ludwik Decjusz, Marcin Bielski, Maciej Stryjkowski, Stanisław Sarnicki, and Alexander Guagnini - on the fights of Prince Konstanty Ostrogski with Tatars from the end of the 15th century until the year 1527. It presents the style of the narration and description of the Hetman of Lithuania, the credibility of the recorded history, and the methods of building an image of a victorious leader, as a paragon for the readers contemporary to these authors.
Keywords:
 Konstanty Ostrogski, Tatars, Polish historians, interpretations, 16th Century, Lithuania, Moldavia.




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