A Contribution to the History of Pomeranian Jesters: Jester Hintz (died 1599) Cover Image

Z dziejów błaznów na Pomorzu: Błazen Hintze (zm. 1599)
A Contribution to the History of Pomeranian Jesters: Jester Hintz (died 1599)

Author(s): Joanna A. Kościelna
Subject(s): History, Local History / Microhistory, Modern Age, 16th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: court jesters; Hintze; John Frederick (German: Johann Friedrich); Szczecin; Podlesie; Sowno

Summary/Abstract: A centuries-old history of relations between jesters with their rulers has been researched academically for 200 years. Incomplete sources do not make up a coherent picture of jesters’ functioning at the courts of Pomeranian rulers and the reconstruction of their changing fortunes is not easy. Research on the history of Pomeranian court jesters has been conducted by A. Haas, M. Wehrmann, H. Lemcke, Z. Fafius, M. Glińska, J. Kochanowska, M. Majewski, J. Pokora. The author analyses the stage of the creation of the ‘Hintz legend’ and his tombstone, contrasting it with other interpretations, especially the one presented by Jakub Pokora (1995).

  • Issue Year: 31/2016
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 15-53
  • Page Count: 39
  • Language: Polish