Havel Medek of Valdek
Havel Medek of Valdek (Czech: Havel Medek z Valdeka; died 1410)[1] was a Bohemian noble. He was the son of Oldřich Medek of Valdek, the lord of Týnec nad Sázavou.[2] Havel is mentioned as residing in Týnec in 1349.[3] In 1390, Havel besieged Talmberk Castle, conquering it and capturing the lord Diviš of Talmberk. Havel then began styling himself as Medek of Talmberk.[4]
Diviš was imprisoned for seven years before the provincial courts declared Havel's seizure illegal. Havel was summoned to court in Prague but did not attend.[4] Diviš was subsequently released and Havel returned the castle.[5][6][7]
In popular culture
[edit]Havel is referenced in the 2018 video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Before the events of the game, he is mentioned as being the captor of Lord Divish (a character based on Diviš) and as burning down the village of Pribyslavitz (Přibyslavice).[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Havel Medek z Valdeka". Geni. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ Vlasak, Antonin-Norbert (1875). Okres Neveklovsky: nastin statisticho-historicky (in Czech). Fr. A. Urbanek. p. 69.
- ^ Zavadil, Antonín J. "Kutnohorsko slovem i obrasem - Práce veškerého učitelstva okresu" (PDF). p. 190. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ a b Babka, Daniel (2021). "Talmberkové na Vlašimi" (PDF) (in Czech). Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Filozofická fakulta. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Talmberk". Kutná Hora. 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Hrady, zámky a tvrze v Čechách na Moravě a ve Slezsku - Východní Čechy. Prague. 1989. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Světozor: Illustrovany beletristicko-politicky casopis (in Czech). Skrejsovcky. 1872. p. 559. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Warhorse Studios (February 13, 2018). Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Deep Silver.
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