Places called CORVIN are often decorated with a raven with a ring in its beak. The symbolism is obvious to Hungarians who have all read our great poet, János Arany’s eloquent ballad about Erzsébet Szilágyi, King Mathias’s mother.

The raven with the ring refers to Matthias Corvinus Hunyadi, our great Renaissance king. CORVIN originates from the Latin for raven, corvus, which was the heraldic symbol of the Hunyadi family.

The cult of King Matthias is deeply seated in the Hungarian psyche.

Language learners and parents should show their children the wonderful animated Hungarian tales about King Matthias by Marcell Jankovics.

Source: fungarian

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