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A Concept Drawing of West Slavic Czech or Slovak (Bohemian?) Woman Warrior in the Historically Wrong Sketch Series: Medieval Revisited , which is roughly based on the Middle ages covering 800s AD to 1400s AD. Her Faction "Velké Království", badly translated as "The Great Kingdom", represents the Crown of Bohemia during it's height in the high-middle ages, though the drawing itself depicts her as a Hussite in the early 15th century.

I've noticed that I have a handful of watchers and followers from the Czech Republic, so this drawing is dedicated to you all! But since its my first time dealing with the subject, I'd appreciate any correction if i made any errors (Which im sure there's plenty)

Inspired by the music: Dies Irae, Dies Ilae - Heroes IV OST

INTRODUCTION

The history of the western Slavic People, which includes the Czech of Czech Republic and Slovak of Slovakia, is often given less significance as compared to their Germanic and Latin neighbors to the west, as well as the Eastern Slavic people to their east in the middle ages. Despite not being highlighted enough in the popular view of medieval world, the Western Slavic people of central Europe shared some of the greatest contribution and legacy that are comparable to any great kingdoms in the middle ages. The Kingdom of Bohemia, which started as a humble duchy under Great Moravia in the 9th century, became a central European power under the crown of Bohemia from the 13th to 15th century, whose influence and grip included territories of Poland, Hungary and Austria. Even in it's later stage in the middle ages, following the Hussite rebellion in early 15th century, Bohemia not only became a center of religious movement that overshadowed the reformation movement that would spark the thirty years war a little over century later, it also became a battlefield whose military tactic and the socio-political movement forever influenced the European way of life and warfare for centuries to come.

DRAWING COMMENTARIES

I still remember in my middle school how I failed my history subject for not being able to spell "Czechoslovakia" correctly, the name of that would stay as part of my bitter memory for years to come. Even then, when i started the Historically Wrong Sketch Series, Bohemia remained a foreign subject which i didn't even bother to look into at all. Perhaps, their history holds some significance to Europeans, but from the point of view of an Indonesian like me on the other side of the world, Bohemia is just a name, maybe something related with Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.

But things somewhat changed when I went to by my usual favorite Golabki from the Polish Deli, the guy recommended some dumplings from central Europe. At that time, i couldn't remember the name (knedlíky) but it was hard to pronounce (and still is); nevertheless it tasted pretty nice. You see, I have a habit of reading about the new things I try, and when I read about these nice dumplings, I started reading about the history of Slovakia and Czech Republic. To my amazement, their history in the middle ages did hold some significance important, and I felt really bad for dismissing them in the first place. Just like how eating Golabki in the first place lead me to the history of Poland, I suppose These dumpling inspired me somehow to expand the historical subject that I have studied so far. Who knows, maybe the next food you eat could lead you to a knowledge that you may have never known before!

Anyway, this drawing represents a minor noble/townswoman Zdislava, drawn in with the equipments that were commonly depicted during the Hussite movement. This includes the Kettle-helmet, a mail hauberk covered with gambeson vest, a short sword, a small round shield and an early medieval hand-gun. Since most of the Hussites during the Hussite war came from the Peasantry or Townsfolk, the equipments would vary considerably, but somewhat of western European influence. There were few nobles joining the Hussite movement, and like those who fought against them, these nobles and man-at-arms would have been equipped with plate armor, either from Germany or Italy.

The Drawing itself is a pretty messy mash up! we have another foot-soldier on her left, depicted with a military flail, while the 2 gunner on the right, is depicted trying to aim the short barrel "houfnice" canon. On the background, I have included some roughly shilloute of the War Wagon which were used as firing platform during the Hussite war. There's some stylization with the banner, which includes the the Hussite "Chalice", a swan, and some inscriptions, which says "VERITAS VINCIT" and "Búh s Nami" (Not sure if spelling is correct)

REFERENCES AND OTHER RELATED MEDIA

Maybe Related to:

The German , The Hungarian , The Austrian
and The Polish

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

HISTORICAL COMMENTARIES

History of Bohemia as well as the Hussite Movement is under construction, but you can read my reflection on how Hussite rebellion began, below

The Hussite war, is somewhat relatively less known outside the history of Czech Republic, much less to those who lives outside Europe (people like me for example ), but if one was to read the history in detail, we can understand the significance of this Hussite movement and how it affected the history of European Warfare to come. In political and religious point of view, it was a rebellion that fought for conflicting religious belief and principles, the last of the "crusades" against those deemed heretics by the catholic church, which foreshadowed the protestant reformation that took place more than a little over century later, leading to one of Europe's most destructive war, the Thirty Years War. In military point of view, it was revolutionary, as the Hussites utilized artillery and war wagons against mounted knights that would later saw it's full use in the Infantry revolution during the early modern period. All in all, it was like a spark that lead to more sparks, which when combined. would eventually hit the powder kegs and start an explosion that swept across Europe.

Indeed, by the early 15th century, there's widespread nationalism amongst the bohemian populace against their rulers who were mostly German-Nobility, as well as growing dissatisfaction against the wealthy clergies and churches, which is somewhat affected by the numerous movement that called for reformation of the catholic church that became widespread across Europe. Bohemia, was pretty volatile at this stage and wars could sprung at any moment, but the catalyst of that was attributed to one man by the name of Jan Hus. He was a rector of Prague University, a man of intelligent and knowledge, who had strong disposition against the power of the church, especially concerning launching a crusade. You see, in the lifetime of Jan Hus, the papacy was in a state of disarray and turbulence; the Papacy was divided into 2 rival popes, one in Rome and the other in Avignon (there's even a third one for a brief period, in Bologna). in 1412, Pope John XXIII of the Bologna claimant, was in rivaly with the Roman Pope Gregory XII. He wanted to launch a war against Gregory's supporter, the king of Naples, and in order to finance this so-called "crusades", some of the funding were raised form the sale of Indulgence (essentially, a ticket to heaven bestowed only for crusaders). But to put indulgences for sale to funds the dubious war, it was an outrage to the pious men and women of Christendom, and Jan Hus was one of the strongest critics of that practice.

For his criticism, the (Bologna) pope John XXIII reacted severely. Jan Hus was excommunicated and took voluntary exile for two years to calm the situation a bit. But it was during his exile that he produced some of his most influential writings, as well as attracting followers not only from the academic and learned circles, but the peasants class who saw his idea as something that would improve their life. After his exile, he returned and welcomed the idea of gatherings from different factional views within the church, to better represent himself and his ideas. Through the council of Constance in 1415 and the protection of the Hungarian King, the brother of the Bohemian King himself, Jan Hus presented his critics but alas, it did not end well. His critics scandalized the clergy, and instead of a two-way debate, he was imprisoned and put trial on heresy. The King's plea for his pardon was left to a deaf ear, and on the 6th of July 1415, Jan Hus was burned to death at stake.

His Judicial execution by the church erupted the whole of Bohemia, and to his followers, he was considered a martyr. There was widespread protest within Bohemia and from Jan Hus followers. One interesting point of the early movement was how the protest was carried out by Jan Hus supporters. In Catholic Canon Law, when the congregation took holy communion during the celebration of mass, the people only received the consecrated bread while the clergy alone partake in drinking wine ( bread and wine symbolizes the Flesh and Blood of Jesus Christ). The reformation which Jan Hus followers brought was through the sharing of the wine itself to the congregation, not withholding it only for the clergy. This gave a much more communal feeling to the people which became widespread across Bohemia. It was condemned by the council of Constance as Heresy, but the act actually made the movement stronger wince the people saw it as an act of defiance by the Hussite towards the papacy.

But, in 1418, the schism was amended and this time, a new single pope was elected. Pope Martin V became the symbol and representation of unity within the Catholic churches after turmoil of the previous years, and this gave him a new task to fulfill, the eradication the rampant heresies that plagued Bohemia. That task was left to The King of Bohemia, Wenceslas IV, who was under the idea, as persuaded by his brother King Sigismund of Hungary, that if no action was taken to "straighten" his rebellious Hussites, his bohemian throne would come under threat. Faced with difficult decision, King Wenceslas IV of Bohemia finally decided that it was time to act, and his decisive action resulted in a disaster that spiraled the mostly peaceful protest done by the Hussites, to an openly hostile and destructive rebellions that destroyed much of Bohemia and claimed many lives.

Description
A Concept Drawing of West Slavic Czech or Slovak (Bohemian?) Woman Warrior in the Historically Wrong Sketch Series: Medieval Revisited , which is roughly based on the Middle ages covering 800s AD to 1400s AD. Her Faction "Velké Království", badly translated as "The Great Kingdom", represents the Crown of Bohemia during it's height in the high-middle ages, though the drawing itself depicts her as a Hussite in the early 15th century.

I've noticed that I have a handful of watchers and followers from the Czech Republic, so this drawing is dedicated to you all! But since its my first time dealing with the subject, I'd appreciate any correction if i made any errors (Which im sure there's plenty)

Inspired by the music: Dies Irae, Dies Ilae - Heroes IV OST

INTRODUCTION

The history of the western Slavic People, which includes the Czech of Czech Republic and Slovak of Slovakia, is often given less significance as compared to their Germanic and Latin neighbors to the west, as well as the Eastern Slavic people to their east in the middle ages. Despite not being highlighted enough in the popular view of medieval world, the Western Slavic people of central Europe shared some of the greatest contribution and legacy that are comparable to any great kingdoms in the middle ages. The Kingdom of Bohemia, which started as a humble duchy under Great Moravia in the 9th century, became a central European power under the crown of Bohemia from the 13th to 15th century, whose influence and grip included territories of Poland, Hungary and Austria. Even in it's later stage in the middle ages, following the Hussite rebellion in early 15th century, Bohemia not only became a center of religious movement that overshadowed the reformation movement that would spark the thirty years war a little over century later, it also became a battlefield whose military tactic and the socio-political movement forever influenced the European way of life and warfare for centuries to come.

DRAWING COMMENTARIES

I still remember in my middle school how I failed my history subject for not being able to spell "Czechoslovakia" correctly, the name of that would stay as part of my bitter memory for years to come. Even then, when i started the Historically Wrong Sketch Series, Bohemia remained a foreign subject which i didn't even bother to look into at all. Perhaps, their history holds some significance to Europeans, but from the point of view of an Indonesian like me on the other side of the world, Bohemia is just a name, maybe something related with Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.

But things somewhat changed when I went to by my usual favorite Golabki from the Polish Deli, the guy recommended some dumplings from central Europe. At that time, i couldn't remember the name (knedlíky) but it was hard to pronounce (and still is); nevertheless it tasted pretty nice. You see, I have a habit of reading about the new things I try, and when I read about these nice dumplings, I started reading about the history of Slovakia and Czech Republic. To my amazement, their history in the middle ages did hold some significance important, and I felt really bad for dismissing them in the first place. Just like how eating Golabki in the first place lead me to the history of Poland, I suppose These dumpling inspired me somehow to expand the historical subject that I have studied so far. Who knows, maybe the next food you eat could lead you to a knowledge that you may have never known before!

Anyway, this drawing represents a minor noble/townswoman Zdislava, drawn in with the equipments that were commonly depicted during the Hussite movement. This includes the Kettle-helmet, a mail hauberk covered with gambeson vest, a short sword, a small round shield and an early medieval hand-gun. Since most of the Hussites during the Hussite war came from the Peasantry or Townsfolk, the equipments would vary considerably, but somewhat of western European influence. There were few nobles joining the Hussite movement, and like those who fought against them, these nobles and man-at-arms would have been equipped with plate armor, either from Germany or Italy.

The Drawing itself is a pretty messy mash up! we have another foot-soldier on her left, depicted with a military flail, while the 2 gunner on the right, is depicted trying to aim the short barrel "houfnice" canon. On the background, I have included some roughly shilloute of the War Wagon which were used as firing platform during the Hussite war. There's some stylization with the banner, which includes the the Hussite "Chalice", a swan, and some inscriptions, which says "VERITAS VINCIT" and "Búh s Nami" (Not sure if spelling is correct)

REFERENCES AND OTHER RELATED MEDIA

Maybe Related to:

The German , The Hungarian , The Austrian
and The Polish

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

HISTORICAL COMMENTARIES

History of Bohemia as well as the Hussite Movement is under construction, but you can read my reflection on how Hussite rebellion began, below

The Hussite war, is somewhat relatively less known outside the history of Czech Republic, much less to those who lives outside Europe (people like me for example ), but if one was to read the history in detail, we can understand the significance of this Hussite movement and how it affected the history of European Warfare to come. In political and religious point of view, it was a rebellion that fought for conflicting religious belief and principles, the last of the "crusades" against those deemed heretics by the catholic church, which foreshadowed the protestant reformation that took place more than a little over century later, leading to one of Europe's most destructive war, the Thirty Years War. In military point of view, it was revolutionary, as the Hussites utilized artillery and war wagons against mounted knights that would later saw it's full use in the Infantry revolution during the early modern period. All in all, it was like a spark that lead to more sparks, which when combined. would eventually hit the powder kegs and start an explosion that swept across Europe.

Indeed, by the early 15th century, there's widespread nationalism amongst the bohemian populace against their rulers who were mostly German-Nobility, as well as growing dissatisfaction against the wealthy clergies and churches, which is somewhat affected by the numerous movement that called for reformation of the catholic church that became widespread across Europe. Bohemia, was pretty volatile at this stage and wars could sprung at any moment, but the catalyst of that was attributed to one man by the name of Jan Hus. He was a rector of Prague University, a man of intelligent and knowledge, who had strong disposition against the power of the church, especially concerning launching a crusade. You see, in the lifetime of Jan Hus, the papacy was in a state of disarray and turbulence; the Papacy was divided into 2 rival popes, one in Rome and the other in Avignon (there's even a third one for a brief period, in Bologna). in 1412, Pope John XXIII of the Bologna claimant, was in rivaly with the Roman Pope Gregory XII. He wanted to launch a war against Gregory's supporter, the king of Naples, and in order to finance this so-called "crusades", some of the funding were raised form the sale of Indulgence (essentially, a ticket to heaven bestowed only for crusaders). But to put indulgences for sale to funds the dubious war, it was an outrage to the pious men and women of Christendom, and Jan Hus was one of the strongest critics of that practice.

For his criticism, the (Bologna) pope John XXIII reacted severely. Jan Hus was excommunicated and took voluntary exile for two years to calm the situation a bit. But it was during his exile that he produced some of his most influential writings, as well as attracting followers not only from the academic and learned circles, but the peasants class who saw his idea as something that would improve their life. After his exile, he returned and welcomed the idea of gatherings from different factional views within the church, to better represent himself and his ideas. Through the council of Constance in 1415 and the protection of the Hungarian King, the brother of the Bohemian King himself, Jan Hus presented his critics but alas, it did not end well. His critics scandalized the clergy, and instead of a two-way debate, he was imprisoned and put trial on heresy. The King's plea for his pardon was left to a deaf ear, and on the 6th of July 1415, Jan Hus was burned to death at stake.

His Judicial execution by the church erupted the whole of Bohemia, and to his followers, he was considered a martyr. There was widespread protest within Bohemia and from Jan Hus followers. One interesting point of the early movement was how the protest was carried out by Jan Hus supporters. In Catholic Canon Law, when the congregation took holy communion during the celebration of mass, the people only received the consecrated bread while the clergy alone partake in drinking wine ( bread and wine symbolizes the Flesh and Blood of Jesus Christ). The reformation which Jan Hus followers brought was through the sharing of the wine itself to the congregation, not withholding it only for the clergy. This gave a much more communal feeling to the people which became widespread across Bohemia. It was condemned by the council of Constance as Heresy, but the act actually made the movement stronger wince the people saw it as an act of defiance by the Hussite towards the papacy.

But, in 1418, the schism was amended and this time, a new single pope was elected. Pope Martin V became the symbol and representation of unity within the Catholic churches after turmoil of the previous years, and this gave him a new task to fulfill, the eradication the rampant heresies that plagued Bohemia. That task was left to The King of Bohemia, Wenceslas IV, who was under the idea, as persuaded by his brother King Sigismund of Hungary, that if no action was taken to "straighten" his rebellious Hussites, his bohemian throne would come under threat. Faced with difficult decision, King Wenceslas IV of Bohemia finally decided that it was time to act, and his decisive action resulted in a disaster that spiraled the mostly peaceful protest done by the Hussites, to an openly hostile and destructive rebellions that destroyed much of Bohemia and claimed many lives.