Medieval maps of the world were always round and showed Jerusalem, the place of Jesus’ resurrection, in the center. The top of the map is east so that the sun rises where Jesus stands, flanked by two angels. Africa is the landmass on the right side (south), Europe is at the bottom (west) and extends almost to the nine o’clock position (north). The Mediterranean Sea separates Africa and Europe. Asia is to the left of Jesus.
“A világtörténelem igen keskeny szelete a MAGYAR történelemnek.”
Jásdi Kiss Imre
III. István koronázása
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Hungarian-style Shield, ca. 1500–1550Eastern EuropeanWood, leather, gesso, polychromy
Wing-shaped shields, with the distinctive upward-sweeping back edge, were the characteristic light-cavalry shields of Hungary. During the sixteenth century, the style was adopted across much of eastern Europe by both Christian and Islamic horsemen. The shield’s elongated upper edge was designed to defend the back of the head and neck against cuts from the saber, the preferred cavalry weapon in that region.
“Hungarian-style Shield [Eastern European] (49.57.1)”. In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/49.57.1 (October 2006)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1km3lckaQ1r54gmwo1_250.jpg)
Hungarian-style Shield, ca. 1500–1550
Eastern European
Wood, leather, gesso, polychromyWing-shaped shields, with the distinctive upward-sweeping back edge, were the characteristic light-cavalry shields of Hungary. During the sixteenth century, the style was adopted across much of eastern Europe by both Christian and Islamic horsemen. The shield’s elongated upper edge was designed to defend the back of the head and neck against cuts from the saber, the preferred cavalry weapon in that region.
“Hungarian-style Shield [Eastern European] (49.57.1)”. In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/49.57.1 (October 2006)
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Sándor Petőfi (Hungarian: Petőfi Sándor; pronounced [ˈpɛtøːfi ˈʃaːndor]; 1 January 1823 – most likely 31 July 1849), was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary’s national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He is the author of the “Nemzeti dal” (National Poem), the poem said to have inspired the revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary that grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire. It is most likely that he died in the Battle of Segesvár, one of the last battles of the war.
(sorry for this unoriginal Wikipedia description but I think it speaks for itself. I’ve found this daguerreotype of Petőfi while reading about Hungarian literature and couldn’t help thinking “he looks handsome enough to become another of my historical/literary crushes”. Also, Hungarian national radio station is named after him)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0476ys0El1qeu6ilo1_250.jpg)
Sándor Petőfi (Hungarian: Petőfi Sándor; pronounced [ˈpɛtøːfi ˈʃaːndor]; 1 January 1823 – most likely 31 July 1849), was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary’s national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He is the author of the “Nemzeti dal” (National Poem), the poem said to have inspired the revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary that grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire. It is most likely that he died in the Battle of Segesvár, one of the last battles of the war.
(sorry for this unoriginal Wikipedia description but I think it speaks for itself. I’ve found this daguerreotype of Petőfi while reading about Hungarian literature and couldn’t help thinking “he looks handsome enough to become another of my historical/literary crushes”. Also, Hungarian national radio station is named after him)
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