Seminar on Medieval Castles of South-Eastern Poland

At the next monthly seminar in the Tallinn University Centre for Medieval
Studies, Michał Wojenka, PhD, from the Jagiellonian University, Kraków,
will present a paper entitled "Castles in South-Eastern Poland in the
Middle Ages". The seminar will take place in auditorium 307 in the
Tallinn University Institute of History (Rüütli St 10) on Wednesday, May
9 at 16:15.The beginning of the late medieval period (in Polish history
from the middle of the 13th century) brought important changes in the
defensive structures of South-Eastern Poland or "Little Poland". After
1252, the erection of fortifications was no longer an exclusive privilege
of the head of state because now the nobility or clergy could also build
them.Due to political conditions, the 14th century became the ‘heyday’
of castles in Poland. Many castles were erected or rebuilt (e.g. Ojców,
Lanckorona, Bobolice, Ogrodzieniec, Rabsztyn) during the reign of King
Casimir the Great (1333-1370). The end of the 14th century and the whole of
the 15th century produced a smaller amount of castles, but many were
rebuilt.The seminar will be held in English.Everyone is welcome.For further
information please contact:Martin JänesE-mail: martin.janes@tlu.ee