CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Voltz, Jordan Tyler |
|---|---|
| Title | How the Arpads Got their Stripes: Changes in the Denotation of the Arpad Stripes During the Middle Ages |
| Summary | This paper looks at the changes in the denotation of the Árpád stripes during the Middle Ages (1000-1526) by analyzing royal seals, the Chronicon Pictum, and the Chronica Hungarorum. Beginning as a powerful symbol wielded by members of the Árpád dynasty, it was also used by important magnates in the Hungarian kingdom. The Angevins used the Árpád stripes to indicate their descent from the saintly Árpád dynasty and transformed it into a symbol to represent the dynasty. After the Angevins, the Árpád stripes took on a royal or territorial meaning, and were often paired with the patriarchal cross in order to indicate the Hungarian kingdom or its territory. It also plays a key role in representations of the natio Hungarica in the above chronicles, where the Árpád stripes illustrate the longevity of the Hun-Hungarian connection. |
| Supervisor | Klaniczay, Gábor; Gerő, András. |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/voltz_jordan.pdf |
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