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134 Z. Győrfi It is worth mentioning that although only few objects turned up from the fortress, there is a rich find coming from the path that leads to the first and second terrace of the Bistra creek. These could mean the remains of a siege or a smaller battle. The finds answer our questions regarding the fortress’s capacity of protection. It is almost certain that there were crossbowmen among its defenders who could efficiently withstand the besiegers of this fortress which was almost impossible to approach. Based on the size of the fortress we cannot assume that its garrison was a large one, and it could not have had a larger cavalry unit since no necessary infrastructure was at their disposal. The dispersion of the Bistra find and its topographic position brings an important viewpoint into the discussion: a fortification with poor finds does not necessarily mean that References Bartók - Bordi 2000 B. Bartók - Zs. L. Bordi, Obiecte din metal $i os descoperite in complexui arheologic de la Chilieni (jud. Covasna), Acta 1999/1, 2000, 175-190. Benkő 1869 К. Benkő, Marosszék ismertetése (Kolozsvár 1869) Benkő - Székely 2008 E. Benkő - A. Székely, Középkori udvarház és nemesség a Székelyföldön (Budapest 2008) Blair 1958 C. Blair, European Armour circa 1066 to circa 1700 (London 1958) Bordi 2003 Zs. L. Bordi, Armamentul defensiv personal din Transilvania ín secolele XI-XIV, ActaMP 25,2003, 309-321. Bordi 2006 Zs. L. Bordi, Az íj és számszeríj Erdélyben a magyar honfoglalástól Mohácsig, Acta 2006, 2, 91-102. Bordi 2009 Zs. L. Bordi, A székelyek, a kereszténység védelmezői/Secuii apärätorii crestinátáfii, Exhibition catalogue (Sepsiszentgyörgy/Sfäntu Gheorghe 2009) Bordi - Dénes 1999 Zs. L. Bordi - I. Dénes, Régészeti kutatások a Rika-erdő kora középkori erődrendszerében, Acta 1998/1, 175-188. Bron 1978 A Nadolski (ed.), Bron sredniowieczna z ziem polskich. Katalog (Lódz 1978) Costea 1968 F. Costea, Obiecte metalice descoperite in cetatea de pe Magúra Codlei, Cumidava 2, 1968, 79-84. it was only temporarily populated by those who withdrew here from danger.135 Poor finds can also be because of the methodical cleaning of the fortress while still in use or at the time of its abandonment. This process could be proven by the household objects found at the rock’s feet on the steep hillside that were carried to their final destination by the secular erosion. The Bistra find provides subtle but by far incomplete insight into the equipment of a 14-15th century nobiliary estate’s representational building. More detailed and more thorough knowledge of the fortress would only be possible through further research. We know very little of the fortress’s function. If Bistra fortress could be identified as Mentew fortress, we could speak more clearly about the fort that played a major role in the administration of the region and the estate. Csánki V D. Csánki, Magyarország történelmi földrajza a Hunyadiak korában V (Budapest 1913) Dzembasz 1999 О. V. Dzembasz, Előzetes jelentés a nevickei vár feltárásáról, JAMÉ 41, 1999, 267-312. ETH M. Hajdú - K. Sófalvi (Eds.), Szabó T. Attila Erdélyi Történeti Helynévgyűjtése, vol. 7. Maros-Torda megye (Budapest 2005) Entz 1996 G. Entz, Erdély építészete a 14-16. században (Kolozsvár 1996) EOkm Zs. Jakó (Ed.), Erdélyi Okmánytár II-IV (Budapest 2004-2015) Gere 2003 L. Gere, Késő középkori és kora újkori fémleletek az ozorai várkastélyból, OH 4 (Budapest 2003) Ghenescu 2009 O. Ghenescu, Materiale arheologice medievale din colecjia „Dórin Vlad” provenite de la Loman (com. Säsciori, jud. Alba), Terra Sebus 1, 2009, 119-140. Glinianowicz 2005 M. Glinianowicz, Stan badan nad uzbrojeniem póznosredniowiecznym w Malopolsce, ActaMilMed 1, 2005, 143-164. Goos1876 C. Goos, Chronik der archäologischen Funde Siebenbürgens (Hermannstadt 1876) Győrfi 2005 Z. Győrfi, Pinteni cu rotijä din Muzeul National de Istorie a Transilvaniei (secolul al XIH-lea - inceputul secolului al XV-lea), ArhMed 5, 2005, 101-112. 135 Rusu 2005,420.
