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STEFAN NEMANJA AND HENRY II PLANTAGENET

RULERS, WARRIORS, CONTEMPORARIES

AUTHOR: BOŠKO OGNJEVID, I1 –„Milutin Milankovid“High School, Belgrade

MENTORS: MIRJANA TOMOVID, JELENA LEPOJEVID, English language teachers

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ABSTRACT: There is an interesting claim among Serbian people that in the second half of the 12 century
Serbia and England had almost identical state and political status. During this period both countries were
ruled by two men with very similar temperament, ambition and courage. Stefan Nemanja and Henry II of
England, each in their own way, entered both the history of the countries they ruled as well as history of
Medieval Europe. The aim of this study is to shed light on the personality of these two rulers from
different angles. I wanted to show them as statesmen, but also as family men, husbands, fathers,
churches and fortresses founders and warriors. I have tried to objectively analyze how much their role
was reflected in the fate of their respective countries. Finally, I have tried to get the answer to the
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question of equality of Serbia and England during the 12 century right through the personalities and
deeds of these two charismatic contemporaries.

APSTRAKT: U srpskom narodu postoji zanimljiva tvrdnja da su u drugoj polovini 12. veka Srbija i Engleska
imale gotovo identičan državni i politički status. Tokom ovog perioda su obema zemljama vladali ljudi
sličnog temperamenta, ambicije i hrabrosti. Stefan Nemanja i Henri II od Engleske su, svaki na svoj način,
ušli kako u istoriju zemalja kojima su vladali tako i u istoriju srednjovekovne Evrope. Cilj ove studije je da
iz različitih uglova osvetli ličnosti ove dvojice vladara. Želeo sam da ih prikažem kao državnike, ali i kao
porodične ljude, muževe, očeve graditelje crkava i tvrđava i ratnike. Pokušao sam da objektivno
analiziram koliko mnogo se njihova uloga ogledala u sudbini njihovih zemalja. Naposletku sam pokušao
da dobijem odgovor na pitanje o jednakosti Srbije i Engleske u 12. veku kroz ličnosti i dela ove dvojice
harizmatičnih savremenika.

KEY WORDS: Stefan Nemanja, Henry II, Serbia, England, 12 century, rulership

KLJUČNE REČI: Stefan Nemanja, Henri II, Srbija, Engleska, 12. vek, vladavina