Chelubey Explained

Temir-Mirza (ru|Темир-Мирза; died 8 September 1380; also spelled Temir-Murza), known in most Russian sources as Chelubey (ru|Челубей), was a Tatar champion who fought in single combat against the Russian champion Alexander Peresvet at the opening of the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380, according to the Tale of the Battle with Mamai, a 15th-century Russian literary work from the Kulikovo cycle.^{[1] [2]}

Battle of Kulikovo

In the Tale of the Battle with Mamai, also known as the Tale of the Rout with Mamai, Chelubey is distinguished for his physical prowess and combat skills, where he was regarded as a veteran warrior.

According to the Tale, Chelubey and the Russian champion Alexander Peresvet fought on horseback at the opening of the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380 with spears, and both men killed each other simultaneously. Chelubey's body was knocked off his horse, while Peresvet's body did not fall from his saddle, which the Russians regarded as a good omen.In the text of Zadonshchina, Peresvet is instead described as being alive in the midst of battle:

In popular culture

• The Swans of Nepryadva (1980)

See also

• Rodion Oslyabya

Bibliography

• Book: Galeotti . Mark . Mark Galeotti . Kulikovo 1380: The battle that made Russia . 21 February 2019 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 978-1-4728-3123-1 . 57–60 . en.

Notes and References

1. Book: Ciževskij . Dmitrij . History of Russian Literature: From the Eleventh Century to the End of the Baroque . 18 February 2013 . Walter de Gruyter . 978-3-11-087101-2 . 197 . en . The third work devoted to the Kulikovo Pole is the so-called 'Story (Skazanie) of the Mamai Battle'. The first version was probably produced in the 15th century....
2. Book: Terras . Victor . Handbook of Russian Literature . 1 January 1985 . Yale University Press . 978-0-300-04868-1 . 319 . en . This Discourse is connected thematically, though not formally, with the Chronicle Account of the Battle with Mamai... and the Tale of the Battle with Mamai... Together with the Zadonshchina, the latter two works form what is conventionally called the 'Kulikovo Cycle'..