„Унгарска шпага“ или „турски кончар“? За едно мнимо оръжие от похода на владислав III Ягело през 1444 г.

‘A hungarian rapier’ or a ‘turkish konchar’: notes on a weapon that was thought to be from the crusade of Władysław III Jagiełło

Authors

  • Deyan Rabovyanov National Archaeological Institute with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – Veliko Tarnovo Branch, 29A Ivan Vazov Str., 5000 Veliko Tarnovo

Keywords:

Ottoman period, thrusting weapon, konchar, Hussars

Abstract

The article comments upon a weapon, discovered during illegal excavations in Shumen district. It was published by V. Parushev as ‘Hungarian rapier’ and was connected with the Crusade of Władysław III Jagiełło in the Bulgarian lands in 1444. In reality this weapon is a ‘konchar’ from the second half of the 16th c., characteristic for the armaments of the Eastern European cavalry – the so-called ‘Hussars’. This konchar reflects the Hungarian military fashion in the confines of the Ottoman Empire.

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Published

2020-12-14

How to Cite

Rabovyanov, D. (2020) “„Унгарска шпага“ или „турски кончар“? За едно мнимо оръжие от похода на владислав III Ягело през 1444 г.: ‘A hungarian rapier’ or a ‘turkish konchar’: notes on a weapon that was thought to be from the crusade of Władysław III Jagiełło”, Contributions to Bulgarian Archaeology | Приноси към българската археология, 10, pp. 219–236. Available at: https://publications.naim.bg/index.php/CBA/article/view/263 (Accessed: 6 October 2026).

Issue

Vol. 10 (2020)

Section

Articles / Статии

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