Communicating the Turkish Military Strength and Organisation after the Crusader Defeat at Nicopolis: Comparing Philippe de Mézières’s <i>Une Epistre lamentable</i>, Honorat Bovet’s <i>L’Apparicion Maistre Jehan de Meun</i> and Bertrandon de la Broquière’s <i>Le Voyage d’Outremer</i>

Communicating the Turkish Military Strength and Organisation after the Crusader Defeat at Nicopolis: Comparing Philippe de Mézières’s <i>Une Epistre lamentable</i>, Honorat Bovet’s <i>L’Apparicion Maistre Jehan de Meun</i> and Bertrandon de la Broquière’s <i>Le Voyage d’Outremer</i>

The outcome of the Nicopolis crusade (1396)—a crushing victory for the Ottoman Turks over a crusader army led by Franco-Burgundian knights—had particularly deep resonances in the Kingdom of France. This was reflected in several contemporary works that lamented and/or criticised the crusaders’ defeat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zeynep Kocabıyıkoğlu Çecen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
Nicopolis
Ottoman Turks
military discipline
knighthood
crusades
Burgundy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/11/1386

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