The banderium was a military unit which was distinguished by the banner of a high-ranking clergyman or nobleman in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary.[1] Its name derived from the Latin or Italian words for banner (banerium and bandiera, respectively).[2]
References
edit- ^ Sebők 2010, p. 118.
- ^ Rady 2000, p. 147.
Sources
edit- Rady, Martyn (2000). Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary. Palgrave. ISBN 0-333-80085-0.
- Sebők, Ferenc (2010). "Banderium". In Rogers, Clifford J. (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology, Volume 1. Oxford University Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-19-533403-6.
See also
edit- Engel, Pál (2001). The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526. I.B. Tauris Publishers. ISBN 1-86064-061-3.
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