Title Burning Alt-Wartenburg. Archaeological evidence for the conflicts between the Teutonic Order and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from a deserted medieval town near Barczewko (Warmia, Poland)
Translation of Title Liepsnojantis Alt Vartenburgas – archeologiniai duomenys apie karinį Vokiečių ordino ir Lietuvos Didžiosios Kunigaikštystės konfliktą iš apleisto viduramžių miesto (dab. Barczewko, Varmija, Lenkija).
Authors Biermann, Felix ; Herrmann, Christofer ; Koperkiewicz, Arkadiusz ; Ubis, Edvinas
DOI 10.33918/25386514-045008
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Is Part of Lietuvos archeologija.. Vilnius : Lietuvos istorijos institutas. 2019, t. 45, p. 265-293.. ISSN 0207-8694. eISSN 2538-6514
Keywords [eng] Wars of Teutonic Order and Grand Duchy of Lithuania ; conflict archaeology ; Middle Ages ; deserted town ; Warmia
Abstract [eng] In the 14th century, the Teutonic Order and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania engaged in severe armed conflicts whose central element was raids on enemy territory. Since nearly all written evidence was authored by one side in the conflict, the chroniclers of the Order, the reliability of the reports in respect to violence and cruelties is not clear. Therefore, archaeological discoveries are of great importance for understanding these wars and their reality. An instructive example is the deserted town of Alt-Wartenburg in Warmia (Barczewko near Olsztyn, Northeast Poland), which was captured and destroyed in 1354 by a Lithuanian army and afterwards abandoned. Recent research has revealed considerable traces of the town’s violent end: burnt houses, weapons, skeletons of the victims, and other traces of ravages and violence. The site and the finds are discussed against the background of the written record, the warfare of its time and region, and other archaeological witnesses of this period.
Published Vilnius : Lietuvos istorijos institutas
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2019
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