Vytautas before Zöllner at Marienburg¶

What the chronicles say [Historical record]¶

After the escape from Krėva (autumn 1382) and the stop in Masovia, Vytautas went to the Order in Prussia. Winrich von Kniprode had died on 24 June 1382; Konrad Zöllner von Rotenstein was elected Grand Master in 1382. The saga’s audience itself is not in the record.

Vytautas before Zöllner at Marienburg


Type	event
Years	1382
Status	Historical record
Book	I · The Wolf’s Exile
Chapters	18
Note	Vytautas appears before Grand Master Zöllner in Marienburg to request crusader assistance (1382).

Where: Marienburg (Malbork) (on the map)

What really happened [The saga’s invention]¶

In the austere negotiating room Zöllner offers recognition for a price: baptism when and where the Order chooses, Samogitia, and Ona and the children as “guests” (hostages). The Iron Saint, fed by the prayers of the Marienburg church, watches with steel satisfaction. Vytautas: “Sutinku, magistre.” The two voices in him split.

Consequences¶

Caused by the Dykra rescue and the refuge in Masovia. Leads to the baptism at Tapiau (21 Oct 1383).

Dramatisation¶

Book I ch. 18 “Geležinis Magistras” (Vytautas; Marienburg, winter 1382-83).

Relations

Caused by: Eglė leads Vytautas through the Dykra · Vytautas shelters with Janusz I in Masovia — From Masovia to the Order, late 1382.

Causes: Vytautas baptised ‘Wigand’ (a lie)

Location: Marienburg (Malbork)

Participants: Konrad Zöllner von Rotenstein · Vytautas

Connections¶

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