Prethodno priopćenje
A Templar or Hospitaller Sword from Bosanska Dubica? Brief Sketches of a Museum Piece (Summary)
Janko Vračar
Sažetak
A medieval sword found in the Una River (2012) near the town of Bosanska Dubica in the north-western Bosnia and Herzegovina (on the border with Croatia) is one of a series of archaeological finds from the river held in the Medieval Weapons Collections in the Republic of Srpska Museum. The town of Bosanska Dubica had great military importance in the late Middle Ages, which is confirmed by the large number of archaeological discoveries of late medieval swords in its surrounding territory. Based on its typological features (shape of blade, pommel and cross-guard), the sword from Dubica may be dated to the 14th century, when Dubica was the domain of the Knights Templar and, later, the Knights Hospitaller, so it may have been owned by the knights of these two orders. The territory of the Bosanska Dubica Municipality has not undergone adequate archaeological exploration, so new archaeological excavations should be conducted in the future in order to shed light on the activities of the Knights Templar and Hospitaller and their role in relations between the medieval Kingdom of Hungary and Bosnia.
Ključne riječi
Bosanska Dubica, Dubica County, Templars, Hospitallers, swords, Hungary, Bosnia
Hrčak ID:
316280
URI
Datum izdavanja:
20.4.2024.
Posjeta: 94 *