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Haraszt-Hazi Orsolya Andrasfi of Kárpáti Királyság

A Remake of the original concept drawing for the Hungarian/Magyar Women Warriors in the Historically Wrong Sketch Series: Medieval Revisited , which is roughly based on the Middle ages covering 800 AD to 1400 AD. Karpati Kiralysag, or the Kingdom of Carpathia, represents the historical Hungarian Kingdom in the Medieval, during the reign of the Arpads. Carpathia is taken from the name of the mountain range that stood tall over the region.

Inspired by the Music - Zengő együttes + Rüdiger Oppermann + Epi - Rózsák és tövisek

INTRODUCTION

The Early Magyar Tribes, ancestors of the modern Hungarians, have been the source of many scholarly studies and debates ranging their origin to the impact they caused in the history of Balkan and Western Europe. Begrudgingly, they were referred to as nomadic raiders who brought the demise of Great Moravia and terrorized much of Western Europe, comparable to other nomadic raiders like the Huns and the Avars. Though this idea is somewhat challenged by modern scholars, it is without doubt that the settlement of Magyars in the Carpathian basin led to the founding of one of the largest, influential and powerful medieval kingdoms, rivaling even France, that shaped the history of the Balkan region, as well as being one of the last bastion of Christian Balkan states to fight against the onslaught of Ottoman expansion from the 14th century onward

DRAWING COMMENTARIES

Probably one of the least portrayed in DA, (unless you count Hetalia version of Hungary for the artwork) the Magyars are one of the most interesting medieval groups of people to study. Famous for their mounted warriors and also the goulash, I feel that I must make a contribution to represent them more in the art community. After all, the Historically Wrong Sketch Series would not be complete without the Magyars dominating the Carpathia region. However, I would like to point out that the History and the identity of Magyar itself is something that still puzzles me to this very moment.

The origins of Hungarians, or Magyars, is currently still a mystery and much to the subject of scholarly debate. One theory suggested that they were originally minority tribes inhabitting the central plains, surrounded by the Slavs and the Vlachs. Another theory, suggesting that the Magyars were originally Turkic when they settled down in the Hungarian Plains in the 9th century, specifically, the year 895 when Arpad brought the Magyars through the Carpathian Mountains, whose ruling elites adopted what assumed to be a Finno-Ugrian Language from 11th century onward. Regardless whether or not these two theories are correct, The early Magyars had a very strong ties with the Persian and Turkestani culture, which are reflected in their arms, armours and combat tactics.
Having said that, there's plenty of contemporary depictions as well as archaeological finding suggesting what early Magyars would have looked like when they arrived in the Carpathian Basin in the 9th century. This, along the depiction of seven chieftains of Magyar in Hősök tere in Budapest, allowed my imagination to play wild with depicting a Magyar Woman Warrior in the Historically Wrong Sketch series.
Here, Lady Orsolya is drawn with a reconstructed Magyar clothing (with stylistic addition), which is somewhat similar to the tunic worn by the neighboring Turkic nomads. In addition to that, she is also drawn with the reconstructed Magyar bowcase with my own stylistic elements added and steppe sabre. The noble on her right (left of drawing) is depicted in a familiar 12th century surcoat-over-mail, which would have been common amongst the Hungarian Nobles by that time, whom the majority were already westernized. On the other hand, Lady Orsolya's Image is a contrast to the western image, giving it a more nomadic look of the early Magyar tribes.

SEE OTHER RELATED WOMAN WARRIORS OF THE SERIES

Vlach, Early Slavs, Turkic Nomads

A Part of the Historically Wrong Sketch Series: Medieval Revisited - You can find more on the various faction on the map here:

Description

Haraszt-Hazi Orsolya Andrasfi of Kárpáti Királyság

A Remake of the original concept drawing for the Hungarian/Magyar Women Warriors in the Historically Wrong Sketch Series: Medieval Revisited , which is roughly based on the Middle ages covering 800 AD to 1400 AD. Karpati Kiralysag, or the Kingdom of Carpathia, represents the historical Hungarian Kingdom in the Medieval, during the reign of the Arpads. Carpathia is taken from the name of the mountain range that stood tall over the region.

Inspired by the Music - Zengő együttes + Rüdiger Oppermann + Epi - Rózsák és tövisek

INTRODUCTION

The Early Magyar Tribes, ancestors of the modern Hungarians, have been the source of many scholarly studies and debates ranging their origin to the impact they caused in the history of Balkan and Western Europe. Begrudgingly, they were referred to as nomadic raiders who brought the demise of Great Moravia and terrorized much of Western Europe, comparable to other nomadic raiders like the Huns and the Avars. Though this idea is somewhat challenged by modern scholars, it is without doubt that the settlement of Magyars in the Carpathian basin led to the founding of one of the largest, influential and powerful medieval kingdoms, rivaling even France, that shaped the history of the Balkan region, as well as being one of the last bastion of Christian Balkan states to fight against the onslaught of Ottoman expansion from the 14th century onward

DRAWING COMMENTARIES

Probably one of the least portrayed in DA, (unless you count Hetalia version of Hungary for the artwork) the Magyars are one of the most interesting medieval groups of people to study. Famous for their mounted warriors and also the goulash, I feel that I must make a contribution to represent them more in the art community. After all, the Historically Wrong Sketch Series would not be complete without the Magyars dominating the Carpathia region. However, I would like to point out that the History and the identity of Magyar itself is something that still puzzles me to this very moment.

The origins of Hungarians, or Magyars, is currently still a mystery and much to the subject of scholarly debate. One theory suggested that they were originally minority tribes inhabitting the central plains, surrounded by the Slavs and the Vlachs. Another theory, suggesting that the Magyars were originally Turkic when they settled down in the Hungarian Plains in the 9th century, specifically, the year 895 when Arpad brought the Magyars through the Carpathian Mountains, whose ruling elites adopted what assumed to be a Finno-Ugrian Language from 11th century onward. Regardless whether or not these two theories are correct, The early Magyars had a very strong ties with the Persian and Turkestani culture, which are reflected in their arms, armours and combat tactics.
Having said that, there's plenty of contemporary depictions as well as archaeological finding suggesting what early Magyars would have looked like when they arrived in the Carpathian Basin in the 9th century. This, along the depiction of seven chieftains of Magyar in Hősök tere in Budapest, allowed my imagination to play wild with depicting a Magyar Woman Warrior in the Historically Wrong Sketch series.
Here, Lady Orsolya is drawn with a reconstructed Magyar clothing (with stylistic addition), which is somewhat similar to the tunic worn by the neighboring Turkic nomads. In addition to that, she is also drawn with the reconstructed Magyar bowcase with my own stylistic elements added and steppe sabre. The noble on her right (left of drawing) is depicted in a familiar 12th century surcoat-over-mail, which would have been common amongst the Hungarian Nobles by that time, whom the majority were already westernized. On the other hand, Lady Orsolya's Image is a contrast to the western image, giving it a more nomadic look of the early Magyar tribes.

SEE OTHER RELATED WOMAN WARRIORS OF THE SERIES

Vlach, Early Slavs, Turkic Nomads

A Part of the Historically Wrong Sketch Series: Medieval Revisited - You can find more on the various faction on the map here: