Image of The messengers of Oleg of Riazan and Olgerd of Lithuania

The messengers of Oleg of Riazan and Olgerd of Lithuania arriving presenting Mamai with their...

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Image title: The messengers of Oleg of Riazan and Olgerd of Lithuania arriving presenting Mamai with their letters and gifts.
Location: British Library, London, UK

Image description: Skazanie o Mamaevom Poboishche (the Tale of the Rout of Mamai) 17th century Language: Russian Source/Shelfmark: Yates Thompson 51 f.5 The Skazanie is a romance in Russian Church Slavonic, composed in the 15th century, relating the struggle of the Muscovian Grand Prince, Dmitri Donskoj (b. 1350, d. 1389), against his Tartar opponent, Mamai (d. 1380), the military commander of the Blue Horde and Golden Horde. The central focus is the battle of Kulikovo (1380) at which Mamai was routed. The victory is presented in the context of a crusade and is couched in terms reminiscent of the contest between Gideon and the Midianites (Judges 7).
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