Boruth
Boruth, also Borut (from Old Church Slavonic: borъ, "fighter") or Borouth, (died about 750) was a Prince (Knyaz) of Carantania from c. 740 until his death. He was one of the few pagan leaders of the Carantanians to convert to Christianity.[1]
His Christian successor was very probably duke Domitian of Carantania too. He lived in time of Charlemagne and died about 802. [2]
Boruth asserted himself as a Carantanian chieftain in the early 8th century and ruled over large estates in present-day Carinthia and Styria. Under continuous pressure by Avar raids, he appealed to his mighty neighbour in the north, the Agilolfing duke Odilo of Bavaria for help and in turn accepted Bavarian overlordship. With Bavaria, Carantania was incorporated into the Frankish Empire, accomplished with the deposition of Duke Tassilo III by Charlemagne in 788.
Prince Boruth was succeeded by his son Cacatius (Slovene: Gorazd, d. 751) and his nephew Cheitmar (Hotimir, d. 769).[3] Bishop Vergilius of Salzburg had them abducted to give them a Christian education probably at Herrenchiemsee Abbey. Prince Cheitmar appeared as Carantanian governor in 752, he called Chorbishop Modestus to proselytize his lands and had St Mary's Church erected near his Karnburg (Krnski grad, in present-day Maria Saal) residence.
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References
- ↑ Curta, Florin (2006). Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500-1250. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521815390
- ↑ http://iza.zrc-sazu.si/pdf/Pleterski/Pleterski_ZC_1994_48_3.pdf Andrej Pleterski: Ecclesia demonibus addicta (Povedka o poganskem svetišču v Millstattu / The tale about pagan shrine in Millstatt ) Zgodovinski časopis/Historical review 1994, nr. 3; Zgodovinsko društvo v Mariboru
- ↑ Bowlus, Charles R. (1995). Franks, Moravians, and Magyars: the struggle for the Middle Danube, 788-907. University of Pennsylvania Press, ISBN 9780812232769
