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Tartu Ülikooli audoktori Alan V. Murray avalik loeng keskaegsete turniiride arengust

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Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 04:15 pm

Jakobi 2, Tartu, Estonia

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Tartu Ülikooli audoktori Alan V. Murray avalik loeng keskaegsete turniiride arengust
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Teisipäeval, 2. detsembril kl 16.15 peab tänavu Tartu Ülikooli audoktoriks nimetatud Leedsi Ülikooli professor Alan V. Murray ajaloo ja arheoloogia instituudis (Jakobi 2-217) avaliku loengu „The Development of Medieval Tournaments from Mass Combat to Sport and Spectacle“ („Keskaegsete turniiride areng massivõitlusest spordi ja vaatemänguni“). Loengu korraldavad TÜ ajaloo ja arheoloogia instituut ja Keskaja keskus. Kõik huvilised on oodatud kuulama.

Turniiride algne vorm oli massilahing, kus sajad rüütlid võitlesid hobustel. See kujunes välja umbes 1100. aastal Põhja-Prantsusmaal sõjalise väljaõppe vormina. Seda harjutust (mida nimetati „turniiriks”) hakati kiiresti harrastama kogu Lääne kristlikus maailmas. Alates 13. sajandist kaasnes kuningas Arthuri lugude levikuga individuaalse võitluse populaarsus kasvu, mille tulemusel kujunes välja hobustel rüütlite mõõduvõtmine piigivõitluses. Samal ajal võimaldasid uuendused turvises ka jalgsivõitlust, kus kasutati erinevaid relvi. Hiliskeskajal arenesid uuemad turniirivormid spordisündmuseks, kus oli punktiarvestus ja auhinnad ning kus rõhk pandi vaatemängulisusele. Loeng annab ülevaate erinevate turniirivormide arengust, nende käigus kasutatud varustusest ning osalejate muutuvast mõtteviisist.

Silmapaistev šoti ajaloolane Alan Victor Murray (snd 1956) õppis St Andrewsi Ülikoolis antiik-, kesk- ja uusaja ajalugu ning saksa keelt ja kirjandust. 1988. aastal kaitses ta doktoriväitekirja teemal „Monarhia ja aadel Jeruusalemma Ladina Kuningriigis 1099–1131: kujunemine ja lähted“. 1990. aastast alates on ta pidanud Leedsi Ülikooli keskaja ajaloo lektori ja vanemlektori ametit ning 2023. aastast on ta keskaja Euroopa ajaloo professor.

Alan V. Murray on erakordselt viljakas teadlane. Eriti põhjalikult on ta tegelenud ristisõdade ajalooga. Tema huvi Põhja-Euroopas toimunud ristisõdade vastu ajendas teda 1990. aastate lõpul alustama koostööd Eesti medievistidega, keda ta on kaasanud mitme enda toimetatud kogumiku autorite hulka. Tänavu ilmus mainekas Brepolsi kirjastuses tema ja prof. Anti Selarti toimetatud keskaegse Liivimaa ajalugu käsitlev teos „Medieval Livonia. History, Society and Economy of a Territory on the Baltic Frontier”.

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On Tuesday, 2 December at 16:15, Professor of the University of Leeds Alan V. Murray, who was conferred the degree of Honorary Doctor of the University of Tartu this year, gives a public lecture entitled “The Development of Medieval Tournaments from Mass Combat to Sport and Spectacle” at the Institute of History and Archaeology (Jakobi 2-217). The lecture will be organised by the UT Institute of History and Archaeology and the Centre for Medieval Studies. Everyone is welcome!

The original form of tournaments was mass combat, in which hundreds of knights fought on horseback. This developed around 1100 in northern France as a form of military training. This practice quickly became popular throughout the Christian world. From the 13th century onwards, the spread of the stories of King Arthur was accompanied by a rise in the popularity of individual combat, which led to the development of jousting between knights on horseback. At the same time, innovations in armour also made it possible to fight on foot, using various weapons. In the late Middle Ages, newer forms of tournaments developed into sporting events with scoring and prizes, and the emphasis on spectacle. The lecture gives an overview of the development of different forms of tournaments, the equipment used in them, and the changing mindset of the participants.

The distinguished Scottish historian Alan Victor Murray (b. 1956) studied ancient, medieval and modern history and German language and literature at the University of St Andrews. In 1988, he defended his dissertation “Monarchy and Nobility in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1099–1131: Establishment and Origins”. Since 1990, he has been a lecturer and senior lecturer in medieval history at the University of Leeds and became a professor of medieval European history in 2023.

Alan V. Murray is an exceptionally prolific researcher. He has dealt particularly thoroughly with the history of the Crusades. Interest in the history of the Crusades in Northern Europe led him to initiate extensive cooperation with Estonian historians in the late 1990s. He has also involved them among the authors of several collections he has edited. This year, the comprehensive overview Medieval Livonia. History, Society and Economy of a Territory on the Baltic Frontier, edited by Alan V. Murray and Anti Selart, was published in the renowned publishing house Brepols.


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Tartu Ülikooli audoktori Alan V. Murray avalik loeng keskaegsete turniiride arengust, 2 December | AllEvents
Tartu Ülikooli audoktori Alan V. Murray avalik loeng keskaegsete turniiride arengust
Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 04:15 pm