„KEĎ SA RAZ POČAS JEDLA PRI KRÁĽOVSKOM STOLE ROZPRÚDILA VESELÁ VRAVA...“ JEDLO A ALKOHOL NA HOSTINÁCH UHORSKÝCH KRÁĽOV V NESKOROM STREDOVEKU

• Authors: Homoľa Tomáš

Title variants

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“When once during a meal at the royal table a merry dispute broke out...” Food and alcohol at the feasts of Kings of Hungary in the Late Middle Ages

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The text of the study focuses on the feasts of Kings of Hungary in the late Middle Ages. Banquets were an important part of life at medieval royal courts, they took place on various occasions – weddings, councils, meetings of rulers or visits of kings to towns. Despite the relatively high frequency of references to feasting, there are only a few reports in the Hungarian milieu concerning the details of the food and drink at individual feasts. In the text, the author focuses on the chroniclers´ descriptions of some important events that provide information about dining and eating at the Hungarian royal court. The aim of the study is to trace what specific banquets looked like, what food and drink were served, how they reflected the social hierarchy of that time or what preparations were necessary to organize a significant feast. Based on my findings, it can be said that banquets served to present the power and wealth of the host; the way guests were seated reflected and symbolized the social status of particular individuals, their relationships to kings, princes, nobles, or prelates.

Keywords

EN

FOOD; ALCOHOL; MEDIEVAL FEASTS; LATE MIDDLE AGES; KINGS OF HUNGARY

• Publisher: Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Historický časopis (Historical Journal)
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 71
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 663 - 687

Contributors

author

Homoľa Tomáš

• Historický ústav SAV, v. v. i., Klemensova 19, P. O. Box 198, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6694-865X

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/histcaso.2023.71.4.6