The Fall of Great Moravia
Who Was Buried in Grave H153 at Pohansko near Breclav?
Published on 21. March 2019
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-90-04-38313-5 (ISBN)
Description
The excavated foundations of a ninth-century sacral building in the northeastern suburb of Pohansko, an important centre of Great Moravia, and especially the find of the nobleman's grave H 153, has focused scholarly attention onto the nature of the Mojmirid state and the reasons behind its sudden disintegration. In this volume, a group of archaeologists, historians and a natural scientist aim to incorporate this remarkable discovery into the wider frameworks of Moravian power, society, and culture, and thereby arrive at some surprising conclusions.
Contributors: are Stefan Eichert, David Kalhous, Pavel Kouril, Jiri Machacek, Vladimir Sladek, Ivo Stefan, Martin Wihoda, Roman Zehetmayer.
Contributors: are Stefan Eichert, David Kalhous, Pavel Kouril, Jiri Machacek, Vladimir Sladek, Ivo Stefan, Martin Wihoda, Roman Zehetmayer.
Reviews / Votes
"the volume presents a new perspective on the emergence of Central Europe in the ninth century AD". Tomas Koenig, in Antiquity 94, (2020)."The volume offers valuable discussion on a complex period and region of history and archaeology, asking many more questions en route". Neil Christie, in Medieval Archaeology, 65 (1), 2021.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-38313-5 (9789004383135)
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Jiri Machacek is Professor of Medieval Archaeology and the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Museology at Masaryk University, Brno . He has published on medieval archaeology and computer applications on archaeology.
Martin Wihoda is Professor of Medieval History at Masaryk University, Brno. His research is focused on eastern Europe in the early and high Middle Ages.
Martin Wihoda is Professor of Medieval History at Masaryk University, Brno. His research is focused on eastern Europe in the early and high Middle Ages.
Content
Preface
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
1 The Great Moravian Rotunda at Pohansko and an Osteobiographical Profile of Its Founder
?Jiri Machacek and Vladimir Sladek
2 The Austrian Danube Region in the Decades Around 900
?Roman Zehetmayer
3 The Magyars and Their Contribution to the Collapse and Fall of Great Moravia or Allies, Neighbours, Enemies
?Pavel Kouril
4 The Second Life of the Mojmirid Dukes
?Martin Wihoda
5 Graves, Churches, Culture and Texts: The Processes of Christianisation in the Early Middle Ages and Their Social and Cultural Context
?David Kalhous
6 "Founder Tombs" in Early Medieval Carantania: A Survey
?Stefan Eichert
7 Great Moravia, the Beginnings of Premyslid Bohemia and the Problem of Cultural Change
?Ivo Stefan
8 Conclusion: Who Was the Man Buried in Grave H153 in Pohansko and What Happened to Him and His Family at the End of Great Moravia?
?Jiri Machacek
Bibliography
Index
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
1 The Great Moravian Rotunda at Pohansko and an Osteobiographical Profile of Its Founder
?Jiri Machacek and Vladimir Sladek
2 The Austrian Danube Region in the Decades Around 900
?Roman Zehetmayer
3 The Magyars and Their Contribution to the Collapse and Fall of Great Moravia or Allies, Neighbours, Enemies
?Pavel Kouril
4 The Second Life of the Mojmirid Dukes
?Martin Wihoda
5 Graves, Churches, Culture and Texts: The Processes of Christianisation in the Early Middle Ages and Their Social and Cultural Context
?David Kalhous
6 "Founder Tombs" in Early Medieval Carantania: A Survey
?Stefan Eichert
7 Great Moravia, the Beginnings of Premyslid Bohemia and the Problem of Cultural Change
?Ivo Stefan
8 Conclusion: Who Was the Man Buried in Grave H153 in Pohansko and What Happened to Him and His Family at the End of Great Moravia?
?Jiri Machacek
Bibliography
Index