Polish origin of bagel

[Jaga]

I did not hear about it until today when in science channel they made Sobieski responsible not only for the victory against Turks in Vienna and the first coffe house in Central Europe but also he is responsible for the first bagels in Europe

THE HISTORY OF THE BAGEL
The term bagel comes from the Austrian word “beugal” ,which means Stirrup! A 17 th century Polish king who was a great horseman drove the Turks from the gates of Vienna And his baker created this “uneven” circular bread to resemble a stirup and celebrate the victory .

www.kitchenproject.com/html/history.html

[Jaga]

here is more:

Bagel history
There is some debate amongst historians about the origin of bagels. There are numerous etiologies of the word bagel. In Yiddish, it was beygel, from the Middle High German bouc and Old High German boug, both meaning a ring or bracelet. Another possibly origin is from the German word bügel, for a round loaf of bread. Some historians credit a Viennese baker for creating the bagel to commemorate the victory of Polish King Jan III Sobieski over the Turks in 1683. The bread was formed into the shape of a buegel or stirrup, because the liberated Austrians had clung too the king's stirrups as he rode by. Author Leo Rosten notes in The Joys of Yiddish that the first printed mention of the word bagel is in the Community Regulations of Cracow for 1610, which stated that the item was given as a gift to women in childbirth. Some cultures regard the circular shape as the continuous life cycle and good luck.

from:
homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/aa011998.htm

[Jaga]

here are the stirrups:

[george]

Intersting history on the bagel Jaga. I have always associated the bagel as being Jewish. At the very least they have been given credit for it.