Title: The kings of the Slavs : the image of a ruler in the Latin text of the Chronicle of the priest of Duklja /
Authors: Kowalski, Wawrzyniec,
Year: 2021
Subjects: Chronicle of the priest of Duklja.; Slavs, Southern History.; Slavs, Southern History Sources.; Slavs, Southern Kings and rulers.; Slavs, Southern Kings and rulers Sources.; Slavs, Southern.
Abstract: "The Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja is considered to be among the most important and mysterious narrative sources discussing the Slavic presence on the Adriatic coast and its hinterland. It is also one of the most controversial. This detailed study examines the Latin version of the chronicle, and it explores the deeper meanings hidden behind the history of the contrived monarchy, acknowledging the tradition regarding the fate of its leading rulers. The work focuses on four representatives of the royal family, rulers during key periods in the narrative. Each of the kings presented a different pattern of rule, and each of them, in his own way, established new rules for the functioning of the Kingdom of the Slavs"--
Contents: Preliminary chapter -- The Chronicle of the Priest of Dukjla: texts, variants, the current state of research -- The rulers of the Goths, and the image of the origins of the Kingdom of the Slavs -- Svetopelek as an example of a king-legislator: decisions of the Synod in Dalma and the new foundations of power -- King Pavlimir Bello: the founder of Ragusa and the restorer of the kingdom -- Vladimir as an example of a ruler-martyr: functions of the model of a holy ruler in the narrative of Regnum Sclavorum -- Excursus: the Croatian text of the Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja on the death of King Zvonimir.