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Which historical era in Hungary?


I'm curious about the historical era this cartoon takes place. There are gunpowder muskets available, and I also paid attention to the outfits of Nagyságos Úr Döbrögi and his guard. Does the story take place during the Austria-Hungarian era perhaps?

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From Wikipedia:

Mattie the Goose-boy, or Lúdas Matyi, is a Hungarian epic poem written by Mihály Fazekas (1766–1828) in 1804 and first released in 1817. It is based on a folk-tale of unknown origins. Most film adaptations place the story to the beginning of the 19th century, however based on hints in the poem, as well as the word "ludas" also being used to depict someone suspected of a crime already in the Tripartitum, the original story can be placed at least to the early 16th century.


(Tripartitum is a law book created in 1514.)

Personally i always thought the movie was set in the 18/19th century because of their clothes and lifestyle.

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