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The Iron Wolf Saga: a world encyclopedia of Lithuania, 1341–1450

The encyclopedia of The Iron Wolf Saga: Lithuania, 1341–1450, where the folklore is literally true and the folk are only ever half right.

The six books

English editions are coming soon. Read the Lithuanian editions free online.

Cover of Book I: The Wolf's ExileI · The Wolf's Exile1377–1387 Cover of Book II: The Golden ShadowII · The Golden Shadow1387–1399 Cover of Book III: The Green WoodIII · The Green Wood1399–1411 Cover of Book IV: The Invisible CrownIV · The Invisible Crown1411–1430 Cover of Book V: The Wolf's LegacyV · The Wolf's Legacy1430–1450 Cover of Book VI: The Holy ForestVI · The Holy Forest1341–1377 · prequel

The map

The Lands of the Iron Wolf: a painted map of Lithuania, the Baltic and her neighbours, 1341–1450

The Map: Lithuania, the Order, Livonia and Poland, with two larger insets (Vilnius–Trakai–Krėva in 1382; Prussia and the road to Grunwald in 1410) and a table of every place.

Key figures

VytautasVytautasGrand Duke · 1350–1430 JogailaJogailaKing of Poland · 1362–1434 BirutėBirutėVaidilutė · Amber Queen KęstutisKęstutisDuke of Trakai · 1297–1382 Marquard von SalzbachMarquard von SalzbachOrder Komtur · †1410 PilkojiPilkojiMother of Wolves · 1365–1449 ŽiežirbaŽiežirba (Flame-Keeper)Keeper of the Last Flame OnaGrand Duchess OnaSurety of the Realm · †1418

Gods & Supernatural forces

PerkūnasPerkūnasGod of Thunder & Oak LaimaLaimaGoddess of Fate & Birth GiltinėGiltinėGoddess of Death Šaknų MotinaŠaknų MotinaRoot-Mother of the Dykra Šešėlių PardavėjasŠešėlių Pardavėjas / HenėBroker of Unspoken Deals Gintaro KaralienėGintaro KaralienėMemory of the Sea Ferrum SanctumGeležinis ŠventasisThe Order's Cold Will Baltoji TylaBaltoji TylaFrost & Winter Stasis

Sacred relics & Lore

KlūpančiojiKlūpančiojiAmber Statue · Palanga Šerno kalavijasŠerno kalavijasKęstutis's Boar-Sword Sidabrinis vilkasSidabrinis vilkasKęstutis's Wolf Amulet Paskutinė žarijaPaskutinė žarijaThe Last Flame of Vilnius

Folkloric legends & Turning points

Geležinis VilkasGeležinis VilkasThe Iron Wolf Omen NedegintiejiNedegintiejiThe Unburned Dead Pabėgimas iš KrėvosPabėgimas iš KrėvosVytautas's 1382 Escape Pabaisko mūšisPabaisko mūšis1435 Defeat of the Livonian Order

The series on one axis

The six books as spans on one axis from 1341 to 1450, with fourteen record events: the 1345 diarchy, Krėva 1382 and 1385, the 1387 baptism, Ostrów 1392, the Vorskla 1399, Grunwald 1410, Horodło 1413, Vytautas's death in 1430, Ašmena 1432, Pabaiskas 1435, the 1440 murder of Žygimantas and Casimir's 1447 privilege.

Six books on one 1341–1450 timeline

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