Vojen
Vojen was the third of the seven
One theory about the number of the princes is propped on the
Origin of the name
Vojen's name is thought to be derived from the Slavonic word "vojna" meaning war. Záviš Kalandra thought the names of the seven princes were cryptical names of ancient Slavonic days of the week - Vojen being the third - Tuesday, in Latin Martis dies whereas Mars was the god of War.[2]
Another theory suggests the names of the Přemysl ancestors arose from a mistaken interpretation by Cosmas. According to postulation by Vladimír Karbusický,[3] Cosmas likely contrived them when trying to read a lost Latin transcription of an old-Slavonic message.[4] When the ancestral names are combined and reassessed, they can roughly cohere an assumed text:
"Krok‘ kazi tetha lubossa premisl nezamisl mna ta voj‘n ni zla kr‘z mis neklan gosti vit..."
In modern English, this may translate to:
"Halt your steps, Tetha, and rather think, I do not intend war or evil upon you, we do not bow to the cross, we welcome guests..."
The alleged message is speculated to be from the Czech princes to the Franks, perhaps in relation to the Battle of Zásek c. 849 described in the Annales Fuldenses.[5]
Seven mythical princes after Přemysl
Mythical Princes of Bohemia | |
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Nezamysl | |
Mnata | |
Vojen | |
Vnislav | |
Křesomysl | |
Neklan | |
Hostivít |
Notes
- ^ Barbara Krzemieńska-Anežka Merhautová-Dušan Třeštík: "Moravští Přemyslovci ve znojemské rotundě", Praha 2000.
- ^ Záviš Kalandra: "České pohanství", Praha 1947
- ^ Vladimír Karbusický, Báje, mýty, dějiny: Nejstarší české pověsti v kontextu evropské kultury, p. 237, Prague, 1995 [1]
- ^ "Počátky naší státnosti 11 – Kosmas a jeho odkaz v genealogii Přemyslovců - e-Všudybyl.CZ - časopis lidí a o lidech v cestovním ruchu". www.e-vsudybyl.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "Čeští panovníci - Panovníci Čech, mýtická knížata 644-870". cestipanovnici.estranky.cz. Retrieved 2023-05-13.