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The Battle of Liegnitz, 1241

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    Posted: 19-Mar-2005 at 14:46

I think this is regarding the Lajkonik celebration in Krakw (it is held every year 8 days after Corpus Christi), but in fact this about quite other Tatar expedition which take place in 1287

 

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By the time the Mongols got around to Europe their armies had a fair proportion of native conscripts in the form of infantry.
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I think Poland was not importance for Mongolians.Mongolian basic target was Hungary.
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  Quote TJK Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23-Mar-2005 at 07:41

I think Poland was not importance for Mongolians.Mongolian basic target was Hungary

Right, thus only one tumen was directed to attack Poland

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  Quote Drunt Ba'adur Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-Apr-2005 at 16:44
Originally posted by TJK

I think this is regarding the Lajkonik celebration in Krakw (it is held every year 8 days after Corpus Christi), but in fact this about quite other Tatar expedition which take place in 1287

 

Sorry for answering so late, but this maybe can explain it... according what you have said, the following link information is probably wrong. In case you want to read it...

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In Poland nowadays, 09. April, the anniversary of the Battle of Legnica, is celebrated as Festiwal Radosci i Usmiechu Lajkonik (the Lajkonik Festival of Joy and Laughter) during which a Lajkonik (actor dressed as a mounted Mongol warrior) parades through the streets of Krakw humorously jousting with gathered crowds and passersby. For centuries after the battle Poles deluded themselves with the belief that the mysterious withdrawal of the Mongols was due to the heavy losses they suffered at Legnica, but modern historians have disabused Poles of that illusion. As well, everyday in the Rynek Glowny (main square of Krakw) one can hear the famed bugler atop the Kosciol Sw. Mariacki (Church of St. Mary) who plays a sorrowful hejnal song on his bugle, stopping dramatically in mid-note at one point in deference to a myth of a bugler who was cut down with a Mongol arrow to the throat as he tried to warn the citys population of the coming sack of Krakw. (The citys local firefighters provide the buglers for this tourist attraction on a rotating basis nowadays)

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  Quote TJK Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04-Apr-2005 at 04:05

Sorry for answering so late, but this maybe can explain it... according what you have said, the following link information is probably wrong.

Yeah, this is wrong - even the date of celebration (in fact 8 days after Corpus Chisti in June).

Lajkonik celebrates the legaendary triumph of a brave bargeman, over Han, chief of the invading Tatars in the in the year 1287. Upon learning of Hans death, his Tatars lost their fighting spirit and fled Krakow. In joyous celebration, the brave bargeman dressed himself as Han and triumphantly rode into Krakow with his men to the ovation of all. The people of Krakow nicknamed him Lajkonik.

It should be mentioned however that this tradition is quite new - the first celebration is recorded in 1738 and the legend is described first time in 1820..so in fact we don't know the real roots of this ceremony

 

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