Vojen
Vojenwas the third of the sevenBohemianmythical princes between the (also mythical) founder of thePřemyslid dynastyPřemysl the Ploughmanand the first historical princeBořivoj.The names of the princes were first recorded inCosmas chronicleand then transmitted into the most of historical books of the 19th century includingFrantišek Palacký'sThe History of the Czech Nation in Bohemia and Moravia.
One theory about the number of the princes is propped on thefrescoeson the walls of theRotundainZnojmo,MoraviabutAnežka Merhautováclaimed that the frescoes depict all the members of the Přemyslid dynasty including the Moravian junior princes.[1]
Origin of the name
[edit]Vojen's name is thought to be derived from the Slavonic word"vojna"meaningwar.Záviš Kalandrathought the names of the seven princes were cryptical names of ancientSlavonicdays of the week - Vojen being the third - Tuesday, in LatinMartis dieswhereasMarswas the god of War.[2]
Another theory suggests the names of the Přemysl ancestors arose from a mistaken interpretation by Cosmas. According to postulation byVladimír Karbusický,[3]Cosmas likely contrived them when trying to read a lostLatintranscription of an old-Slavonic message.[4]When the ancestral names are combined and reassessed, they can roughly cohere an assumed text:
"Krok‘kazi tethalubossapremislnezamislmna tavoj‘nni zlakr‘z misneklangosti vit..."
In modern English, this may translate to:
"Halt your steps, Tetha, and rather think, I do not intend war or evil upon you, we do not bow to the cross, we welcome guests... "
The alleged message is speculated to be from the Czech princes to theFranks,perhaps in relation to theBattle of Zásekc. 849 described in theAnnales Fuldenses.[5]
Seven mythical princes after Přemysl
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| Nezamysl | |
| Mnata | |
| Vojen | |
| Vnislav | |
| Křesomysl | |
| Neklan | |
| Hostivít | |
Notes
[edit]- ^Barbara Krzemieńska-Anežka Merhautová-Dušan Třeštík:"Moravští Přemyslovci ve znojemské rotundě", Praha 2000.
- ^Záviš Kalandra: "České pohanství", Praha 1947
- ^Vladimír Karbusický,Báje, mýty, dějiny: Nejstarší české pověsti v kontextu evropské kultury,p. 237, Prague, 1995[1]
- ^"Počátky naší státnosti 11 – Kosmas a jeho odkaz v genealogii Přemyslovců - e-Všudybyl.CZ - časopis lidí a o lidech v cestovním ruchu".www.e-vsudybyl.cz(in Czech).Retrieved2023-05-13.
- ^"Čeští panovníci - Panovníci Čech, mýtická knížata 644-870".cestipanovnici.estranky.cz.Retrieved2023-05-13.
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