Army in medieval Serbia

Pre-requisites: The corresponding year of studies, ie semester, regular attendance, active participation in the work on the sources and fulfillment of the planned pre-registration obligations.

Course objectives: Introduction to the organization and development of the Serbian medieval army. Acquiring basic knowledge of weapons and equipment. Developing the ability to critically approach and independently study sources of military history.

Course description: Theoretical teaching: Through lectures, students learn about the basic concepts of the Serbian medieval army, its organization and its historical development, as well as the sources for studying this topic. Practical teaching: Based on previous knowledge and acquired skills in critical approach to sources, students learn about and analyze in detail the selected sources for the military history of Serbian countries in the Middle Ages.

Learning Outcomes: Knowledge of the organization of the Serbian medieval army and its historical development. Acquiring the ability to determine the place and importance that the army occupied in Serbian medieval society and state.

Literature/Reading:

• S. Novaković, Stara srpska vojska, Beograd 1893.
• K. Jireček, Istorija Srba I-II, Beograd 1952 (ili neko od kasnijih izdanja).
• N. Stijepović, Srpska feudalna vojska sa kratkim pregledom vojne istorije, Beograd 1954.
• A. Veselinović, Vojska u srednjovekovnoj Srbiji, VIG 1-2 (1994) 385–422 (= A. Veselinović, Država srpskih despota, Beograd 2006, 153-204).
• G. Škrivanić, Oružje u srednjovekovnoj Srbiji, Bosni i Dubrovniku, Beograd 1957.
• Leksikon srpskog srednjeg veka, priredili S. Ćirković i R. Mihaljčić, Beograd 1999.
• G. Škrivanić, Organizacija srednjovekovne vojske u Srbiji, Bosni i Dubrovniku, VIG 1 (1967) 141-168.
• G. Škrivanić, Paličnik i vitez u srednjovekovnoj Srbiji, Vesnik Vojnog muzeja 15 (1969) 207–212.
• Đ. Petrović, Dubrovačko oružje, Beograd 1976.
• Đ. Petrović, Balkansko oružje (XII-XIX v.), Beograd 2013.