Thinking about Poverty and Wealth in the Early Hungarian Narrative Sources

Absztrakt

How were poor persons and beggars considered in the medieval Hungarian narrative sources? Were beggars viewed only as pitiful individuals, or were some of them also considered “bad poor”? How did wealthy people try to help the poor? Are there any examples that they wanted to change the living conditions of the poor, in addition to distributing alms? This study seeks answers based on narrative texts and laws from medieval sources related to Hungary.