Given out in Budapest every year since 1997, this European book prize honours the memory of a 1500s Hungarian Renaissance poet and soldier who died at the Siege of Esztergom in 1594. Which yearly sword-shaped trophy award, given each February 14 at Gellért Hall to one Hungarian poet and one translator, is it?

Question

Accepted Answer

Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award. The Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award has been given in Budapest every year since 1997, honouring a 1500s Hungarian Renaissance poet and soldier who died at the Siege of Esztergom in 1594. It is presented each February 14 at Gellert Hall to one Hungarian poet and one translator, with a trophy shaped like a real 1500s Hungarian cavalry sword.