Tomlinson-Online - Medieval Eastern Europe, 500-1300

Filling a major gap in medieval studies, Medieval Eastern Europe is the first collection of primary sources in English translation covering the history of the whole eastern region of the European continent between 500 and 1300. Florin Curta, a leading scholar of medieval eastern Europe, gathers sources from a geographic area ranging from the Czech lands in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east, and from northern Russia to Greece. Curta begins with a discussion of why this region has been relatively ignored. His collection includes traditional narrative sources, such as chronicles and annals, as well as treaties, charters, letters, and legal texts. Each primary source is preceded by a brief introduction and followed by guiding questions. Organized chronologically into thematic chapters, the selections touch upon a wide variety of topics, including political developments; conversion to Christianity, Islam, and Judaism; economic and social issues; literature; laws; religious beliefs and practices; and much more.

List of Figures Introduction 1. From Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages Procopius on the Slavs Theophylact Simocatta on the Origin of the Avars Avars and Slavs and Avars Slavs, Avars, and Franks The Sermesians and Thessalonica Theophanes on the Bulgar Migration Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus on the Migration of the Croats 2. Early Polities and Conversion Notker on the Avars The Annals of Fulda on Moravia The Conversion of the Carantanians St. Cyril, Old Church Slavonic, and the Creation of the Glagolitic Alphabet King Joseph on the Conversion of the Khazars to Judaism The Conversion of the Bulghars to Islam Pope Nicholas I Answers the Questions of the Bulgarians 3. Medieval Nomads Ibn Rusta on the Magyars Ibn Fadlan on the Oghuz John Scylitzes on the Pechenegs Robert de Clari on the Cumans 4. The Iron Century Wulfstan Travels to Truso George the Bulgarian and the Magyars John the Exarch on Symeon the Great A Hermit Meets an Emperor Scylitzes Continuatus on the Bulgarian-Byzantine War Echoes of the Bulgarian-Byzantine War in France and in Syria Varangians in Rus’ (Russian Primary Chronicle) Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus on the Rus’ A Trade Agreement between Rus’ and Byzantium 5. The Balkans between the Ninth and the Twelfth Century The Resettlement of the Peloponnese The Thirty-Year Peace The Story of Danelis Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus on Bulgarian-Serbian Conflicts St. Luke the Younger and Bulgarian Attacks on Greece Kekaumenos on the Vlachs King Peter Krešimir IV Donates an Island Theophylact of Ohrid on Recruitment Shortages in the Balkans The Battle of Dyrrachium Cadaster of Thebes Archdeacon Thomas on Archbishop Rainer of Split 6. New Powers The Magyars Conquer Hungary The Origin of the Přemyslid Dynasty The Origin of the Piast Dynasty Dagome iudex The Assassination of Duke Wenceslas The Gniezno Summit A King’s Mirror: The Admonitions Thietmar of Merseburg on Bolesław Chrobry The Decrees of Břetislav The Collapse of the Piast State Simon of Kéza on the Pagan Revolt Abu Hamid on Hungary Vincent of Prague on King Vladislav II The Golden Bull of 1222 7. Economy and Society The Diet of Rižana John Kaminiates on Thessaloniki before the Sack of 904 Slaves for the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter in the Village The Typikon of Isaac Comnenus for the Monastery near Bera The “Statutes” of Conrad Otto II Treaty between Riga, Gotland, and Smolensk Charter of John Asen II for Ragusa The Henryków Book on Feudalism 8. Faith, Religion, Heresy The Invention of the Relics of St. Clement The Bogomils The Martyrdom of St. Ludmila Instruction on Liturgical Practices The Martyrdom of St. Adalbert The Many Lives of St. Stephen Demons, Wine, and Relics for a Church in Sparta Rule of the Lavra Monastery on Mount Athos A Hermit’s Portrait: St. Andrew-Zoerard The Passion of the Holy Martyrs Boris and Gleb Typikon of the Monastery of Bachkovo Jews in East Central Europe Razumnik, a Study Guide Social Problems in the Questions of Kirik The Assassination of Bishop Stanisław of Cracow Stephen Nemanja Establishes the Hilandar Monastery St. Sava’s Second Trip to the Holy Land The Synod of 1211 Condemns the Bogomils 9. Crusades The Army of the First Crusade in Hungary Bernard of Clairvaux Calls the Czechs to Take the Cross Hungary at the Time of the Second Crusade The Crusade against Lettgallians The Army of Frederick Barbarossa Crosses the Balkans The Sword Brothers The Conquest of Zara The Crusade of King Andrew The Teutonic Knights in Transylvania The Conquest of Prussia and St. Barbara Pope Gregory IX Calls for a Crusade against John Asen II 10. Law First Law Code in Eastern Europe Church and Secular Law in the Statute of Yaroslav The Laws of Coloman Ruskaia Pravda Law Code of Vinodol Making a Will 11. Literacy and Literature Khrabr defends the Slavonic Letters St. Clement of Ohrid on St. Cyril Birchbark Letters Sermon on Law and Grace On the Lame and the Blind Russian Primary Chronicle on the Origins of the Slavs Queen Vanda of the Poles The Hungarian-Polish Chronicle on a Meeting of Rulers 12. The New Powers in the Thirteenth Century Benjamin of Tudela on the Vlachs The Vlach Rebels in Bulgaria Stephen Nemanja Submits to Emperor Manuel I St. Sava on Stephen Nemanja’s Abdication Johannitsa Kaloyan Writes to Pope Innocent III Robert de Clari on the Battle of Adrianople Henri of Valenciennes on Alexius Slav John Asen II Boasts of His Victory at Klokotnica Serbs Defeat the Byzantines, a Serb on the Bulgarian Throne 13. Mongol Conquests and Pax Mongolica The Quriltai of 1235 Mongols in Northeastern Rus’ The Battle of Muhi The Mongol Sack of Oradea The Camp of Batu Khan on the Volga Kiev after the Mongol Invasion Sources Index of Topics

Medieval Eastern Europe, 500-1300A Reader

Medieval Eastern Europe, 500-1300
A Reader