Ruthenians (the Rus’) in the Kingdom of Hungary (11th to mid- 14th Century)

Download or read book Ruthenians (the Rus’) in the Kingdom of Hungary (11th to mid- 14th Century) written by Myroslav Voloshchuk and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a collective portrait of the inhabitants of Árpádian- and Angevin-era Hungary identified by their countrymen as Rutheni. Many members of this group hailed from the lands of Halych, Chernihiv, Kyiv, and Volhynia, and migrated to Hungary under the pressure of circumstances, eventually carving out for themselves a position of prominence in the kingdom's social hierarchy and political affairs. Drawing on a range of sources, this is the first work to make extensive use of Latin-language documents to throw light on the vicissitudes of the life of Rus’ settlers and those bearing Rus’-related names or bynames in medieval Central Europe, revealing their important role in contemporary social and political life.