Kształtowanie się obrazu Gepidów w źródłach antycznych i wczesnośredniowiecznych (III-VII w.)
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2020
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Wydawnictwo KUL
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Celem artykułu jest prezentacja dynamiki rozwoju obrazu plemienia Gepidów w źródłach antycznych i wczesnośredniowiecznych. W analizie zostały wykorzystane źródła rzymskie i bizantyjskie z okresu III-VII w. Temat został zrealizowany w punktach omawiających trzy zasadnicze elementy ich postrzegania i prezentacji: cechy związane z prowadzonymi walkami (waleczność, okrucieństwo oraz posługiwanie się mieczem, jako szczególna taktyka walki); pokrewieństwo Gepidów z Gotami; ociężałość ich charakteru, powolność ruchów i pieszy styl walki (w odróżnieniu od walki konnej innych ludów). Artykuł przedstawia zarówno wymienione zasadnicze elementy obrazu plemienia, jak i przemiany jego postrzegania oraz rozwój obrazu, który stopniowo wzbogacał się o nowe elementy czerpane z różnych tradycji.
The aim of the article is to present the dynamics of the development of the image of the Gepid tribe in ancient and early medieval sources. Roman and Byzantine sources from the period of between the 3rd and 7th c. have been used in the analysis. The topic was handled in points discussing the three basic elements of their perception and presentation: the features related to their manner of fighting (bravery, cruelty and using a sword as specific combat tactics); the kinship of the Gepids and of the Goths; the heaviness of their character, the slowness of movements and an infantry style of fighting (as opposed to the horse fighting of the other peoples). The article presents both the above-mentioned basic elements of the image of the tribe, as well as the changes in its perception and the development of this image, which has gradually gained new elements derived from various traditions.
The aim of the article is to present the dynamics of the development of the image of the Gepid tribe in ancient and early medieval sources. Roman and Byzantine sources from the period of between the 3rd and 7th c. have been used in the analysis. The topic was handled in points discussing the three basic elements of their perception and presentation: the features related to their manner of fighting (bravery, cruelty and using a sword as specific combat tactics); the kinship of the Gepids and of the Goths; the heaviness of their character, the slowness of movements and an infantry style of fighting (as opposed to the horse fighting of the other peoples). The article presents both the above-mentioned basic elements of the image of the tribe, as well as the changes in its perception and the development of this image, which has gradually gained new elements derived from various traditions.
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Gepidowie, barbarzyńcy, Jordanes, Prokopiusz z Cezarei, Gepids, Barbarians, Procopius
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"Vox Patrum", 2020, T. 75, s. 453-472