(Note the 9-11 date.) From July, the forces of the Ottoman Empire, led by Kara Mustafa, had besieged the city of Vienna. The battle took place on September 11-12, 1683. Tolkien’s epic cavalry charge of the Rohirrim that lifted the Siege of Minas Tirith in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.įor those who are unaware, the Battle of Vienna is on par with the Battle of Lepanto in Christian Europe’s centuries-long struggle to stem the advance of militant Islam. Since World War II, no English work has been published about the king who saved Europe from the warriors of Islam at the Battle of Vienna (1683) a battle which was the inspiration for J.R.R. His patriotism, his strong faith and hope in God, his military reputation, his taste for arts and letters, and his talents-all these were legendary in his lifetime. He gained glory and fame in his thirties through his exceptional military skills and he was acknowledged as the greatest warrior-king of his time throughout the rest of his turbulent life. Jan Sobieski was one of the most illustrious rulers ever to command an army. Varvounis is the author of Jan Sobieski: The King Who Saved Europe. Carrie Gress was interviewing biographer Miltiades Varvounis for the National Catholic Register.
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Tolkien’s great saga was inspired partly by the actions of King Jan Sobieski during the Battle of Vienna in 1683, when Christian Europe stemmed the advance of militant Islam.Ī minor observation in a recent essay began a series of connections that will please Catholics, conservatives, history hounds, and J.R.R.
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