King Matjaž/Mátyás/Matijaš (Slovene: Kralj Matjaž, Hungarian: Mátyás király, Croatian: Kralj Matijaš) is a legendary king in Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia and in some other countries, based on pre-Christian traditions of Carantania[1] and in course of centuries gradually linked to a real-life king, Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, who lived in the second half of the 15th century.[2] He has also been linked to the leader of the peasant's army that fought against the Turks in the Battle of Kokovo in July 1478.[3] A number of folk poems and stories about King Matjaž are known, the earliest ones originating in the western Slovene area of Tolmin from the 16th century.[4] He is mainly represented as the king who is just and a defender of his people, and the bringer of the golden age of prosperity.[1] It has been assumed that the legend was the basis for the name of the 1573 peasants' revolt leader Matija Gubec, actually named Ambrož Gubec.[5][6]
1877 beehive panel painting of King MatjažMatthias Corvinus, about fifty years old (contemporary sculpture from Buda Castle)
The folk poems tell about King Matjaž's fights with the Turks, about the kidnapping of his wife Alenčica, or his rescue from the Turkish jail. The stories about King Matjaž are arrangements of the poems or may have a different content. In this case, they tell about the King's rebellion against God and about his army, buried under a mountain.[4]
Traditions and memorialsedit
The traditions related to the King Matjaž have a significant role in the Slovenian Carinthia, particularly the Črna Valley, where a competition in building snow castles as well as visual art and literary writing related to King Matjaž takes place every January since 1993. This is related to a story, according to which King Matjaž sleeps in the Peca Mountain above the valley.[4] In the vicinity of the Peca hut,[4] there is a bronze sculpture of King Matjaž in the beginning of an abandoned pit.[7] It was designed by the sculptor and mountaineer Marjan Keršič in 1958,[8] put to bronze by the sculptor France Rotar, and placed in the cave in 1962.[9]
In the mid-1990s, King Matjaž has been depicted on the King of Diamonds card of the Slovene Tarock.[10] The depiction was based on a study led by the ethnologist Janez Bogataj, and the card was drawn by the academy-trained painter and illustrator Matjaž Schmidt.[11]
In the year 2006 Slovenian country musician Milan Pečovnik - Pidži spotted the image of King Matjaž carved into the rocks of mount Peca.[12][13]
Turkish poet M. Bahadirhan Dincaslan's narrative poem "Kuzgunların Kralı" (The King of Ravens) depicts Matthias Corvinus as a Sleeping King whose sculpture is animated every night and wanders an unknown town.[14]
Referencesedit
^ abČeferin, Aleksandra (28 April 2008). . Thezaurus.com: Slovenian Language and Cultural Resources. Institute for Slovenian Studies of Victoria. Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
^Šmitek, Zmago. "Kralj Matjaž: mavrični sij ljudskega junaka" [King Matjaž: The Iridescent Lustre of a Folk Hero] (PDF). Acta Histriae (in Slovenian, Italian, and English). 17 (1–2): 132. [dead link]
^Kralj, Drago (1 July 2009). "Nesrečni kralj Matjaž" [Unhappy King Matjaž]. Gore-ljudje (in Slovenian).
^ abcdKropej, Monika (2010). "Gradovi kralja Matjaža" [King Matjaž's Castles] (PDF). Živa kulturna dediščina Slovenije [Live Cultural Heritage of Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
^. Peasants' Revolt Museum. 2003. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
^Grafenauer, Bogo; Reisp, Branko (1973). "Kmečki punti na Slovenskem: razprave in katalog dokumentov" [Peasant Revolts in the Slovene Lands: Exhibitions and a Catalogue of Documents]. Situla Razprave Narodnega Muzeja Slovenije (in Slovenian): 27. ISSN 0583-4554. COBISS 3731969.
^ [Peca: Matjaž Cave]. Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Slovenia. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
^"Zgodovina" [History 1958-1969]. Pdmezica.si. Planinsko društvo Mežica [Mežica Mountaineering Club]. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
^"Predstavitev" [Presentation]. Slovenski tarok [Slovene Tarock] (in Slovenian). Eurotrade Commerce, d. o. o. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
^"Zgodovina" [History]. Slovenski tarok [Slovene Tarock] (in Slovenian). Eurotrade Commerce, d. o. o. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
^Renčelj Marko (23 August 2006). "Bo kralj Matjaž nova atrakcija koroškega turizma?" (in Slovenian). Večer. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^ (in Slovenian). 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^Dincaslan, M. Bahadirhan (2021). Isimsiz Daglarin Tanrisi. Otuken Nesriyat. pp. 65–71. ISBN978-625-408-012-8.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to King Matjaž.
(in Slovene) Gradovi Kralja Matjaža 2010. Pod Peco v Črni na Koroškem [King Matjaž's Castles, 2010. Under Peca in Črna na Koroškem] (February 2010). A video. Jeromelj, Metka. Todorovič, Bojan. Horvat, Jana. Studio K-2. 10:29 min. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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King Matjaz Matyas Matijas Slovene Kralj Matjaz Hungarian Matyas kiraly Croatian Kralj Matijas is a legendary king in Slovenia Hungary Croatia and in some other countries based on pre Christian traditions of Carantania 1 and in course of centuries gradually linked to a real life king Matthias Corvinus of Hungary who lived in the second half of the 15th century 2 He has also been linked to the leader of the peasant s army that fought against the Turks in the Battle of Kokovo in July 1478 3 A number of folk poems and stories about King Matjaz are known the earliest ones originating in the western Slovene area of Tolmin from the 16th century 4 He is mainly represented as the king who is just and a defender of his people and the bringer of the golden age of prosperity 1 It has been assumed that the legend was the basis for the name of the 1573 peasants revolt leader Matija Gubec actually named Ambroz Gubec 5 6 1877 beehive panel painting of King MatjazMatthias Corvinus about fifty years old contemporary sculpture from Buda Castle Contents 1 Content of the poems and stories 2 Traditions and memorials 3 References 4 External linksContent of the poems and stories editThe folk poems tell about King Matjaz s fights with the Turks about the kidnapping of his wife Alencica or his rescue from the Turkish jail The stories about King Matjaz are arrangements of the poems or may have a different content In this case they tell about the King s rebellion against God and about his army buried under a mountain 4 Traditions and memorials editThe traditions related to the King Matjaz have a significant role in the Slovenian Carinthia particularly the Crna Valley where a competition in building snow castles as well as visual art and literary writing related to King Matjaz takes place every January since 1993 This is related to a story according to which King Matjaz sleeps in the Peca Mountain above the valley 4 In the vicinity of the Peca hut 4 there is a bronze sculpture of King Matjaz in the beginning of an abandoned pit 7 It was designed by the sculptor and mountaineer Marjan Kersic in 1958 8 put to bronze by the sculptor France Rotar and placed in the cave in 1962 9 In the mid 1990s King Matjaz has been depicted on the King of Diamonds card of the Slovene Tarock 10 The depiction was based on a study led by the ethnologist Janez Bogataj and the card was drawn by the academy trained painter and illustrator Matjaz Schmidt 11 In the year 2006 Slovenian country musician Milan Pecovnik Pidzi spotted the image of King Matjaz carved into the rocks of mount Peca 12 13 Turkish poet M Bahadirhan Dincaslan s narrative poem Kuzgunlarin Krali The King of Ravens depicts Matthias Corvinus as a Sleeping King whose sculpture is animated every night and wanders an unknown town 14 References edit a b Ceferin Aleksandra 28 April 2008 King Matjaz Thezaurus com Slovenian Language and Cultural Resources Institute for Slovenian Studies of Victoria Archived from the original on 13 March 2010 Retrieved 12 March 2012 Smitek Zmago Kralj Matjaz mavricni sij ljudskega junaka King Matjaz The Iridescent Lustre of a Folk Hero PDF Acta Histriae in Slovenian Italian and English 17 1 2 132 dead link Kralj Drago 1 July 2009 Nesrecni kralj Matjaz Unhappy King Matjaz Gore ljudje in Slovenian a b c d Kropej Monika 2010 Gradovi kralja Matjaza King Matjaz s Castles PDF Ziva kulturna dediscina Slovenije Live Cultural Heritage of Slovenia in Slovenian Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Retrieved 12 March 2012 Matija Gubec Gubec Bey Peasants Revolt Museum 2003 Archived from the original on 20 March 2012 Retrieved 13 March 2012 Grafenauer Bogo Reisp Branko 1973 Kmecki punti na Slovenskem razprave in katalog dokumentov Peasant Revolts in the Slovene Lands Exhibitions and a Catalogue of Documents Situla Razprave Narodnega Muzeja Slovenije in Slovenian 27 ISSN 0583 4554 COBISS 3731969 Krkine planinske poti Peca Krka s Mountain Paths Krka si Retrieved 12 March 2012 Peca Matjazeva jama Peca Matjaz Cave Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage in Slovenian Ministry of Culture Slovenia Archived from the original on 17 February 2015 Retrieved 12 March 2012 Zgodovina History 1958 1969 Pdmezica si Planinsko drustvo Mezica Mezica Mountaineering Club p 4 Retrieved 12 March 2012 Predstavitev Presentation Slovenski tarok Slovene Tarock in Slovenian Eurotrade Commerce d o o Retrieved 12 March 2012 Zgodovina History Slovenski tarok Slovene Tarock in Slovenian Eurotrade Commerce d o o Retrieved 12 March 2012 Rencelj Marko 23 August 2006 Bo kralj Matjaz nova atrakcija koroskega turizma in Slovenian Vecer Retrieved 26 July 2015 Kralj Matjaz se je prikazal in Slovenian 18 October 2007 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 26 July 2015 Dincaslan M Bahadirhan 2021 Isimsiz Daglarin Tanrisi Otuken Nesriyat pp 65 71 ISBN 978 625 408 012 8 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to King Matjaz in Slovene Gradovi Kralja Matjaza 2010 Pod Peco v Crni na Koroskem King Matjaz s Castles 2010 Under Peca in Crna na Koroskem February 2010 A video Jeromelj Metka Todorovic Bojan Horvat Jana Studio K 2 10 29 min Retrieved 12 March 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title King Matjaz amp oldid 1178417612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
