April 2, 1571 The heroic last stand of Captain Thury György of Kanizsa Castle:

April 2, 1571 The heroic last stand of Captain Thury György of Kanizsa Castle:







he was slain by the troops of the surrounding Turkish castles who set a trap for him.  

Thury was one of the greatest Hungarian frontier warriors, a hussar officer, and captain, and reputedly the winner of 600 recorded duels. 

According to contemporary sources, he was a man who liked to live the life of a simple soldier, did not like pompous clothes, and often slept in the stable among the horses. He had great physical strength and was a tall man.


The Ottomans were superstitiously afraid of him, and before they set out to raid the Hungarian countryside, they prayed to Allah to avoid Thury György. 


It was not safe to be near him during a battle or a siege. You can meet Thury in several articles I have written on my page. He was captain of Kanizsa Castle, Palota Castle, fought in the battle of Szalka, in the battle of Palást, and I wrote an article about his challenging letter and even interviewed him about one of his mischiefs.


According to Takáts Sándor, the great researcher of Ottoman wars, his death happened as follows:

"...He found a large Turkish raiding party hiding in the forest between Rajk and Kiskomárom. Meanwhile, Thury's soldiers had arrived and a fierce battle began. 

Many of the enemies had fallen when the Turkish officer of Szigetvár Castle, Malchus, ambushed them from a hidden place with more than 600 men. 

The battle took place in a narrow valley between two hills, where the spring flood of the Sár River made the ground very damp. Here, the horse of the captain fell down in a muddy and slippery place. Was it a lance thrust or a musket ball? Or did he just slip?" 

(…) 

"Thury jumped to his feet and bravely defended himself, managing to grab a horse that had run toward him. 

He grabbed its bridle and tried to jump on it. He failed and fell back to the ground. He was told to surrender. 

When he heard this, he threw off his helmet, indicating that he would not be taken alive. 

He struck with his sword for a while, but he was surrounded by the enemy. Finally, his men had to give up on him, and he remained on the ground with a huge saber cut on his head.”


The head of the invincible duellist, famous and brave warriors of the Borderland castles was sent directly to the Sublime Porte in Istanbul. 

In the picture, you can see THE BROADSWORD OF THURY GYÖRGY, and here are a few words about it:


The inventory of the deceased Captain of Kanizsa's estate was made three weeks after his death, and it contains a very interesting sentence: "A silver broadsword to be sent to the Emperor". This weapon went to the collection of Archduke Habsburg Ferdinand II of Tyrol in Ambras and in 1933 to the Hungarian National Museum.


The blade of the Broadsword was made by an Arab bladesmith, Mohammed of Medina, and the first lines of the 48th Sura of the Qur'an and the text written on it are about victory. The construction of the broadsword is Turkish work in gilded silver. 


Interestingly, the original hilt of the broadsword was changed to a Hungarian saber hilt. The weapon related to Thúry is one of the earliest Hungarian "Horsman's Broadswords". 


The broadsword of the famous brave warrior of the Borderland and duellist embodies the better traditions of Arabic and Turkish weaponry, reassembled with the new type of Hungarian saber grip. The importance of the weapon is great, as its history can be authentically traced from the death of Thúry to 1933 when it came to the Hungarian National Museum.

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