Blasi and Pastores Romanorum in the Gesta Hungarorum by an Anonymous Notary
Ryszard Grzesik
The Blachi were mentioned several times by the anonymous notary of King Bela III, author first Hungarian chronicle, which preserved until nowadays. They occurred as enemies Hungarians and inhabitants local political structures. Once they together with mysterious herds Romans. In my article I try to answer question, who , if we can identify them Vlachs, ascendants Romanians Romans their shepherds. According common opinion scholars when he wrote about really Vlachs. However, there is no concordance in question pastores Romanorum identical use conjunction ac suggests that treated shepherds a separate group west Danube while Vlachs located east Tisza. Some scholar interpreted rest ancient Pannonian population, was Romanized during Roman rule, another connected Papal collectors tithes or Walloon colonists from chronicler’s time. propose connect notary’s story Rus’ Primary Chronicle’s fragment named Aleksey Shakhmatov Story Book Translation Volokh (i.e. Frankish) rule over Slavs. think chronicler used oral tradition Slavs Frankish priests ( ) Salzburg archbishopric, acted among them. This expressed ecclesiastical domination former Pannonia ninth century.
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