place
Rákos plain
Rákos
also: Rákosmező, field of Rákos
The Rákos plain (Rákosmező) east of Pest was historically the assembly-ground for Hungarian noble diets and later a military exercise field; the narrator of 'The Adventures' is carried there involuntarily by his runaway horse during a military exercise.
Reading notes
- Tales (Five Stories) §3 Rákos
The Rákos plain (Rákosmező), a flat grassland east of Pest, was historically the site of Hungarian noble assemblies (the 'diets of Rákos') and later a military exercise ground; the narrator is carried there involuntarily by his runaway horse.