Ruthenians (the Rus’) in the Kingdom of Hungary, 11th to Mid-14th Centuries: Settlement, Property, and Socio-Political Role

357 Pages·2021·2.893 MB·English, Ukrainian

by  Myroslav Voloshchuk, Vasyl Stefanyk

Ruthenians (the Rus’) in the Kingdom of Hungary, 11th to Mid-14th Centuries
East Central and Eastern Europe
in the Middle Ages, 450–1450
General Editors
Florin Curta and Dušan Zupka
volume 76
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Ruthenians (the Rus’)
in the Kingdom of Hungary,
11th to Mid-14th Centuries
Settlement, Property, and Socio-Political Role
By
Myroslav Voloshchuk
Translated by
Yaroslav Prykhodko
LEIDEN | BOSTON
This book is an abridged and shortened translation of Волощук М.М. «Русь» в Угорському
королівстві (XI–друга половина XIV ст.): суспільно-політична роль, майнові стосунки, міґрації/
[відп. ред. Л.В. Войтович]. Івано-Франківськ: Лілея-НВ, 2014. (496 pp.).
Cover illustration: Ancient Halych. Assumption Church of the 16th century © Myroslav Voloshchuk.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Voloshchuk, Myroslav, author.
Title: Ruthenians (the Rus') in the Kingdom of Hungary (11th to mid-14th
 century) : Settlement, Property, and Socio-Political Role / by Myroslav
 Voloshchuk ; translated by Yaroslav Prykhodko.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2021. | Series: East Central and
 Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 1450-1450, 1872-8103 ; vol. 76 | This
 book is an abridged and shortened translation of «Русь» в Угорському
 королівстві (XI–друга половина XIV ст.): суспільно-політична роль, майнові стосунки,
 міґрації / [відп. ред. Л.В. Войтович]. Івано-Франківськ: Лілея-НВ, 2014. |
 Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021028158 (print) | LCCN 2021028159 (ebook) | ISBN
 9789004342552 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004469709 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Ruthenians—Hungary—History—To 1500. | Ruthenians—Hungary—
 Historiography—Prosopography. | Nobility—Hungary—History—To
 1500. | Kyivan Rus'—History
Classification: LCC DB919.2.R88 V65 2021 (print) | LCC DB919.2.R88
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To my beloved wife Iryna
and my wonderful sons
Maksym, Roman, Marko, and Tadey
∵

Contents
Abbreviations ix
Introduction 1
1 Historiography and Sources 4
1.1 Historiography of the Problem 4
1.2 Sources 30
2 ‘Russia/Ruscia’ – ‘Ruthenia’ – ‘Galicia’ in the 9th to 14th Centuries 39
2.1 Rutheni in Regnum Hungariae as an Ethymological,
Terminological, and Historical Problem 39
2.2 ‘Russia/Ruscia’ and ‘Galicia’ in Medieval Hungarian Documents:
Ethnopsychological Stereotypes, Self-Identification, and
Mentality 55
2.3 Social Status and Responsibilities of Rus’ Settlers in Hungary
(11th to 14th Centuries) 66
3 Genere rutheni: Biograms 77
3.1 ‘Rus’’ Settlers of Noble Descent 78
3.2 Clergy 97
3.3 Military-Service Nobility, Men of the Curia and Chancellery 100
3.4 Communiae 122
3.5 Appendix 128
4 Problematic Identifications 134
4.1 Dictus Orros/us: Called “the Rus,” “Mocker,” or “Long Nose”? 134
4.2 Individuals with Names of Hypothetically Rus’/Galician Origin:
Personae Nomine Ruth/Rus/Ruz 160
5 Disputatio 181
5.1 Sudislav de genere Ludan (?) 181
5.2 Petrus filius Petene 240
5.3 Дмитрий Дѧдько (Comes Dechk, Capitaneus Ruthenorum) 258
viii Contents
Conclusions 265
Bibliography 271
Index of Personal Names 329
Index of Place Names 339
Abbreviations
ВИ Вопросы истории
ДАЗО Державний архів Закарпатської області
ЖМНП Журнал Министерства народного просвещения
ПСРЛ Полное собрание русских летописей
УІЖ Український історичний журнал
AGZ Acta grodzkie i ziemskie
AKOkl. Anjou-kori oklevéltár
BP Bullarium Poloniae
CDAC Codex diplomaticus Arpadianus continuatus
CDEM Codex diplomaticus et epistolaris Moraviae
CDEB Codex diplomaticus et epistolaris Regni Bohemiae
CDHA Codex diplomaticus Hungaricus Andegavensis
CDSl. Codex diplomaticus et epistolaris Slovaciae
CDH Codex diplomaticus Hungariae ecclesiastіcus ac civilis
CDP Codex diplomaticus patrius
CDPruss Codex dipclomaticus Prussicus
CDRCDSl. Codex diplomaticus Regni Croatiae, Dalmatiae et Slavoniae
CDZ Codex diplomaticus domus senioris comitum Zichy de Zich et Vasonkeo
DL Diplomatikai Levéltár
DIR Documente privitóre la Istoria Românilor
DRH Documente Romaniae historica
EOkm. Erdélyi Okmánytár
FRA Fontes Rerum Austriacarum
FRB Fontes Rerum Bohemicarum
FRG Fontes Rerum Germanicarum
HO Hazai oklevéltár 1234–1526
KDP Kodeks dyplomatyczny Małopolski
MNL Magyar Nemzeti Levéltár
MES Monumenta ecclesiae Strigoniensis
MGH Monumenta Germaniaе historica
MHH Monumenta Hungariae historica
MPH Monumenta Poloniae historica
MVSl. Monumenta Vaticana Slovaciae
RDEBM Regesta diplomatica nec non epistolaria Bohemiae et Moraviae
RDSl. Regesta diplomatica nec non epistolaria Slovaciae
RSA Regesta rerum stirpis Arpadianae critico-diplomatica
x Abbreviations
SRH Scriptores rerum Hungaricarum
SRG Scriptores rerum Germanicarum
ŠAL Štátny archiv v Levoči
ŠAP Štátny archiv v Prešove
UGDS Urkundenbuch zur Geschichte der Deutschen in Siebenbürger
VMH Vetera Monumenta historica Hungariam sacram Illustrantia
VMPL Vetera Monumenta Poloniae et Lithuaniae gentiumque finitimarum his-
toriam illustrantia
ZDM Zbiór dokumentów małopolskich