Latin in medieval Kyiv: the outline of history of a royal family in the context of its international contacts

Radvan, Dana (2023) Latin in medieval Kyiv: the outline of history of a royal family in the context of its international contacts Studia Philologica, 20 (1). pp. 48-60. ISSN 2412-2491

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Abstract

Kyivan Rus’ had extensive political, economic and cultural connections with other European states. Knowledge of foreign languages, the Latin language in particular, was in demand to maintain these connections. The article outlines the context in which literature, written in the Latin language, emerged in medieval Kyiv in the second half of the 11th century, and identifies the spheres in which Latin was used. The history of one ruling family, Prince Iziaslav of Kyiv, Princess Gertruda of Kyiv, their son Prince Yaropolk and daughter-in-law Cunigunda, is preserved in texts and artefacts. Primary and secondary sources as well as the sphragistic data, related to international contacts of the family with Pope Gregory VII, the Papal legates, Duke Bolesław II the Bold of Poland and King Heinrich IV of Germany, provide facts that the Kyivan royals used Latin in foreign relations and literature. The article analyzes these facts and states that the Latin language was used in Kyivan Rus’ in the second half of the 11th century in literature (prayers, religious poetry and chants), votive inscriptions, in administration (seals) and foreign correspondence.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: https://doi.org/10.28925/2311-2425.2023.24
Uncontrolled Keywords: Latin; Kyivan Rus’; medieval; Codex Gertrudianus; international contacts; Princess Gertruda of Kyiv; Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich IV; Pope Gregory VII; Saint Peter the Apostle
Subjects: Це архівна тематика Київського університету імені Бориса Грінченка > Статті у журналах > Фахові (входять до переліку фахових, затверджений МОН)
Divisions: Це архівні підрозділи Київського університету імені Бориса Грінченка > Факультет романо-германської філології > Кафедра германської філології
Depositing User: к.ф.н. Дана Радван
Date Deposited: 28 Nov 2023 11:59
Last Modified: 28 Nov 2023 11:59
URI: https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/47460

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