Title Vojna oprema srednjovjekovnog viteza
Title (english) Medieval Knight’s Military Equipment
Author Leon Šijanski
Mentor Ivan Majnarić (mentor)
Committee member Hrvoje Kekez (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Krešimir Kužić (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Ivan Majnarić (član povjerenstva)
Granter Catholic University of Croatia (Department of History) Zagreb
Defense date and country 2019-09-16, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline HUMANISTIC SCIENCES History Ancient History
Abstract Vojnom opremom srednjovjekovnog viteza smatra se oklop i oružje korišteno na bojnom polju. Viteška titula bila je fluidna i katkad teško precizirana, stoga se u sklopu ovog rada vitezom smatra osoba koja je završila vitešku obuku i primila vitešku titulu kroz ceremoniju. U uvodu se ukratko govori o viteškom životu, a ostatak rada podijeljen je u tri glavna poglavlja.
Prvo od njih govori o žičanom i pločastom oklopu. Žičani oklop sastavljen je od niza veriga, dok pločasti tvore metalne ploče oblikovane po potrebi. Prikazani su zasebni dijelovi oklopa te njihovi nazivi. Usto, istaknute su mane oba tipa oklopa. Žičana zaštita ne podnosi projektile i ubode uskom oštricom, dugo se izrađuje te slabo upija udarce. S druge strane, pločasti oklop znatno bolje prihvaća udarce i odupire se projektilima. Međutim, precizan ubod u slabe točke oklopa mogu biti kobne. Vrijeme odijevanja je znatno duže u usporedbi sa žičanom zaštitom iz razloga što se pločasti oklop sastoji od mnogo dijelova koje valja povezati u cjelinu. Također, poglavlje ukratko govori o štitovima.
Iduće poglavlje govori o naoružanju. Prevaga je na opisima mača i koplja koji su tradicionalno viteško naoružanje. Međutim, opisani su bodeži, sjekire te buzdovani. Oni katkada spadaju pod sekundarni inventar. Svakako se valja osvrnuti i na ratničko oružje, termin korišten za opis onog oružja koje vitezovi nisu koristili ili se iznimno rijetko može vidjeti u viteškim rukama. Odnosno, riječ je o ponajviše helebardi, glefi, samostrijelu te luku i strijeli. To je oružje na bojnom polju korišteno protiv vitezova.
Posljednje poglavlje nastoji povezati prva dva sa hrvatskim srednjovjekovnim prostorom. Istražuje se spomen oklopa i oružja te izvori koji ih navode s osloncem na znanstvene članke.
Abstract (english) When talking about the military equipment used by medieval knights, it is primarily about arms and armor which were used on the battlefield. Seeing as how the term „knight“ isn't as straightforward as it would first seem, this paper characterises knights as those men who went through the training and the ceremony of becoming one. The introduction briefly talks about the life of a knight. The rest of the paper is divided into three main chapters.
The first chapter talks about mail and plate armor. Mail armor is comprised of links while the plate armor consists of designed metal plates. Individual pieces of both types of armor are described, as are their flaws. Mail is weak against projectiles and stabs with a narrow blade, takes long to craft and has weak blow-absorption. Plate, on the other hand, offers superior defense against projectiles and blows. However, precise stabs with the blade to weak spots can still do harm. Moreover, the time to put on a full suit of plate takes longer. Plate armor is made out of individual parts which needed to be put together. This chapter also briefly explores the topic of medieval shields.
The next chapter is about weapons. Sword and lance are the focus, for they are traditional knightly arms. Daggers, axes and maces are described as well. They could sometimes be described as knight's secondary arsenal. Weapons which knights rarely, if ever, used are halberd, gleave, crossbow as well as a bow and arrow. Also, those weapons were often used against knight on the battlefield.
The last chapter seeks to connect the previous two chapters with the situation on medieval Croatian territory. It explores mentiones of armor and weapons as well as the sources which talk about them. The backbone of the chapter are scientific articles.
Keywords
Žičani oklop
pločasti oklop
mač
koplje
vitez
Keywords (english)
Chainmail
Middle Ages
Sword
Lance
Knight
Language croatian
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:224:143544
Study programme Title: Department of History Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra povijesti (magistar/magistra povijesti)
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