The Wars in the Ottoman Frontiers in the Early Seventeenth Century through the Eyes of John Smith, Adventurer, Mercenary, and Romancer

Khrapunov, Nikita

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The Wars in the Ottoman Frontiers in the Early Seventeenth Century through the Eyes of John Smith, Adventurer, Mercenary, and Romancer

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Affiliation: V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University
Address: Russian Federation, Simferopol

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Volume 15 Issue 6 (140)

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This paper discusses the image of war on the east of Europe as created by the memoirs of English John Smuth, who later became one of the most prominent persons in North American colonization. In 1600—1602, Smith joined the Holy Roman imperial army waging war with the Ottomans, Crimean Tatars, and Wallachians in the Balkans, then was taken captive and spent a few months as a slave to the north of the Azov Sea. The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Smith were written decades after the above-mentioned events; the author “refreshed” his memory by taking some information from accounts of other travellers and writers; moreover, he tried to present himself as a brave soldier, who skilfully applied stratagems and became famous after his valour presented in single combats. In result, Smith successfully created a narrative resembling a romance or adventure story, which did not cover horrific violence of battlefield, heavy consequences of incorrect political decisions, and simultaneously praised the frightening beauty of battles and single combats, as well as the valour of Smith and his brothers in arms. The image of enemy was ambivalent: the Turks generally had no pronounced individual features, though the Crimean Ta(r)tars were represented as archetypical nomadic barbarians.

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imagology, travelogues, John Smith, Balkans, Fifteen Years War, Ottoman Empire, Crimean Tatars, image, stereotype

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This work was financially supported by the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Megagrant project No. 075-15-2022-1119.

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31.07.2024

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GOST	Khrapunov N. The Wars in the Ottoman Frontiers in the Early Seventeenth Century through the Eyes of John Smith, Adventurer, Mercenary, and Romancer // ISTORIYA. – 2024. – V. 15. – Issue 6 (140). URL: https://history.jes.su/s207987840031454-8-1/. DOI: 10.18254/S207987840031454-8
MLA	Khrapunov, Nikita "The Wars in the Ottoman Frontiers in the Early Seventeenth Century through the Eyes of John Smith, Adventurer, Mercenary, and Romancer." ISTORIYA. 15.6 (140) (2024). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840031454-8
APA	Khrapunov N. (2024). The Wars in the Ottoman Frontiers in the Early Seventeenth Century through the Eyes of John Smith, Adventurer, Mercenary, and Romancer. ISTORIYA. vol. 15, no. 6 (140) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840031454-8

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