Über den anderen Namen des ersten ungarischen Königs, Stephans des Heiligen
About the other name of the first Hungarian king, Saint Stephen
Author(s): Loránd BenkőSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Studies of Literature, Middle Ages, Sociolinguistics, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Saint Stephen; István; Hungary; Vajk; Thietmar von Merseburg; Chronikon;
Summary/Abstract: Once in his Chronicle compiled ca. 1015, Thietmar von Mersenburg names Saint Stephen of Hungary (d. 1038) Vajk. In scholarly literature, the view prevails that king Stephen received this pagan, Turkish by origin, name in his childhood. Contrary to this opinion, it is evident that the name is a literary creation of Thietmar: this bishop often calls foreigners in Slavic (slavonice dictus/dicta), most probably his native Sorbian. For example, he uses the name Beleknegini for the mother of Stephen, Sarolt, and the name Prokuj, for Stephen’s uncle, Gyula. All these Slavic names applied by Thietmar are hapax legomena.
Journal: Studia Slavica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 52/2007
- Issue No: 1(2)
- Page Range: 43-46
- Page Count: 4
- Language: German
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