Druzhina

For other uses, see Druzhina (disambiguation).

Grand Prince Vladimir Monomakh of the Rurikid dynasty resting with his druzhina after a hunt, by Viktor Vasnetsov.

In the medieval history of Kievan Rus' and Early Poland, a druzhina, drużyna, or družyna (Slovak and Czech : družina; Polish : drużyna; Russian : дружина, romanized: druzhina; Ukrainian : дружи́на, druzhýna literally a "fellowship") was a retinue in service of a Slavic chieftain, also called knyaz . The name is derived from the Slavic word drug (друг) with the meaning of "companion, friend". ^{[1] [2]}

Poland

Ibrahim ibn Yaqub, who traveled in 961–62 in Central Europe, mentions that the drużyna of Duke Mieszko I of Poland had 3000 men, paid by the duke. ^[3] Unlike his predecessors, Casimir I the Restorer promoted landed gentry over the drużyna as his base of power.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Housecarl
• Leidang
• Hird
• Voluntary People's Druzhina, a civilian organization in the Soviet Union
• There was a military unit in Russia, called the "Czech Companions" (Česká družina or Družina), see "Czechoslovak Legion"

References

1. "Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
2. Zeno. "Drushine". www.zeno.org. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
3. "Ibrāhīm ibn Ya‛qūb al-Isrā’īlī al-Ṭurṭūshī," by Lutz Richter-Bernburg, in: The Oxford Companion to World Exploration, David Buisseret, editor-in-chief, 2 vols., Oxford UP 2007, I:402b-403b

Bibliography

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  "Дружина"  . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.

External links

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