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The sword-girding that forced him to fight at sixteen and cost his childhood
A sixteen-year-old king girded with a sword leads men to the Fischa by afternoon - what did it cost him to be king so young?
The sword-girding that forced him to fight at sixteen and cost his childhood
In this episode, we follow the early reign of Géza II of Hungary and the events that forced a child into the instruments of rulership and war. We look at the decisions, ceremonies, family legacies, and border threats that shaped his transition from boy king to battlefield commander and ask what that upbringing demanded of him.
Person: Géza II of Hungary
Date: September 11, 1146
Location: River…
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