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Sebestyén Tinódi

Hungarian writer

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Sebestyén Tinódi was a Hungarian minstrel and writer active in the 16th century. He is noted for his historical ballads that accurately described the wars against the Ottoman Turks, though his verse was considered monotonous. Tinódi was more of a historian than a poet, and his work provides valuable accounts of the conflicts of his time. He is considered one of the most important minstrels of the late 16th century.12

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