UZHIA205 Moravia in the Later Thirteenth Century

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Libor Jan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:35 B21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Specializace magisterského studia: Dějiny středověku
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main aim of this course is to acquire the ability to work with sources relating to the history of Moravia in the second half of the 13th century, their translation, interpretation and analysis. M.A. students work with local narrative sources (the second of the Kosmovo Chronicles, the Chronicles of Žďár Monastery, the Zbraslav Chronicle, the Přibík Pulkava Chronicle) as well as foreign (the Světlá and Viennese chronicles, the chronicles of Jindřich Heimburský, Heřman Altaišský, Colmar, Otakar Štýrský, John of Viktring, Simon of Keza, the Ipatijevský Chronicle). Relevant documents are also translated and are provided with commentaries which identify the people and places and shed light on the circumstances surrounding the origins of the writings.
Syllabus
  • Familiarisation through a range of sources with the history of the world during the second half of the 13th century and its values.
  • Documents and chronicles on the invasion of the Hungarians and Cumans in 1253.
  • Reconstruction of the battle and the circumstances surrounding the death of Přemysl Ottokar II at Suché Kruty, based on local and foreign annals.
  • Chronicles and annals as a source of knowledge regarding the “evil years” following the death of Přemysl Ottokar II.
  • The provinicial court and its procedures, the documents of the Hradiště abbot Budiš as a principle source for understanding legal proceedings.
  • King Wenceslas II’s Moravian engagement in the ‘80s – the campaign against the disturbers of provincial peace.
  • The office of the vice-chamberlain and his authority within the heirarchy of the ruler.
  • Wenceslas II and Albrecht Habsburg – rivals and allies. The role of the nation in the “greater” policy.
Literature
  • JAN, Libor. Václav II. a struktury panovnické moci (Wenceslas II and Structures of Royal Power). 1st ed. Brno: Matice moravská, 2006, 300 pp. Knižnice Matice moravské 18. ISBN 80-86488-27-6. info
  • JAN, Libor. Vznik zemského soudu a správa středověké Moravy. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Matice moravská, 2000, 299 pp. ISBN 80-210-2480-1. info
  • VÁLKA, Josef. Dějiny Moravy. Edited by Jaromír Kubíček. 1. vyd. Brno: Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost, 1991, 231 s. ISBN 8085048175. info
Assessment methods
semester paper
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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