Timeline

✦ = historical record, ◇ = the saga’s invention.

Date

Event

Book

1345

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Silent Pact swornSilent Pact sworn

VI · The Holy Forest (prequel)

1345

✦

Algirdas & Kęstutis depose JaunutisAlgirdas & Kęstutis depose Jaunutis

VI · The Holy Forest (prequel)

1350

✦

Kęstutis marries BirutėKęstutis marries Birutė

VI · The Holy Forest (prequel)

1361-03-21

✦

Kęstutis captured at Lake UblikKęstutis captured at Lake Ublik

VI · The Holy Forest (prequel)

1361-11-11

✦

Kęstutis escapes MarienburgKęstutis escapes Marienburg

VI · The Holy Forest (prequel)

1377

✦

Algirdas dies; crematedAlgirdas dies; cremated

VI · The Holy Forest (prequel)

1380-05-31

✦

Treaty of DovydiškėsTreaty of Dovydiškės

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1381

✦

Kęstutis takes Vilnius; Jogaila caught on his way backKęstutis takes Vilnius; Jogaila caught on his way back

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1382

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Birutė binds Vytautas (Sutartis, surety, flame promise)Birutė binds Vytautas (Sutartis, surety, flame promise)

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1382

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Perkūnas claims VytautasPerkūnas claims Vytautas

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1382

✦

Vytautas escapes Krėva in the maid's clothesVytautas escapes Krėva in the maid’s clothes

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1382

◇

Eglė leads Vytautas through the DykraEglė leads Vytautas through the Dykra

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1382

◇

The Beggar turns Kęstutis's coin to stoneThe Beggar turns Kęstutis’s coin to stone

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1382

✦

Vytautas shelters with Janusz I in MasoviaVytautas shelters with Janusz I in Masovia

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1382

✦

Vytautas before Zöllner at MarienburgVytautas before Zöllner at Marienburg

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1382-06-12

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Hanulas and the townsfolk take Vilnius for JogailaHanulas and the townsfolk take Vilnius for Jogaila

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1382-07

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Trakai granted to Skirgaila (1382-92)Trakai granted to Skirgaila (1382-92)

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1382-08-03

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Kęstutis & Vytautas lured to Jogaila's camp near Trakai and arrestedKęstutis & Vytautas lured to Jogaila’s camp near Trakai and arrested

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1382-08-15

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Kęstutis strangled at KrėvaKęstutis strangled at Krėva

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1383-10-21

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Vytautas baptised 'Wigand' (a lie)Vytautas baptised ‘Wigand’ (a lie)

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1384

✦

Truce in the ashes with JogailaTruce in the ashes with Jogaila

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1384

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Birutė's Amber SacrificeBirutė’s Amber Sacrifice

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1384-01-30

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Treaty of Königsberg (Samogitia ceded)Treaty of Königsberg (Samogitia ceded)

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1384-07

✦

Vytautas burns Order castles; turns on the OrderVytautas burns Order castles; turns on the Order

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1385-08-14

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Union of KrėvaUnion of Krėva

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1386-02-15

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Jogaila baptised, married, crowned in KrakówJogaila baptised, married, crowned in Kraków

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1387

✦

Baptism of Lithuania; Šventaragis flame put outBaptism of Lithuania; Šventaragis flame put out

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1387

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Vytautas secretly lights the Last FlameVytautas secretly lights the Last Flame

I · The Wolf’s Exile

1389

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Vytautas flees to the Order againVytautas flees to the Order again

II · The Golden Shadow

1390-01-19

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Treaty of Lyck; hostages demandedTreaty of Lyck; hostages demanded

II · The Golden Shadow

1390-09-11

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Siege of Vilnius (11 Sep - 7 Oct); Crooked Castle falls 16 SepSiege of Vilnius (11 Sep - 7 Oct); Crooked Castle falls 16 Sep

II · The Golden Shadow

1392-07

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Vytautas's hostage sons poisoned (Grunau tradition, contested)Vytautas’s hostage sons poisoned (Grunau tradition, contested)

II · The Golden Shadow

1392-07

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The break: Ritterswerder guests seized, Order forts burnedThe break: Ritterswerder guests seized, Order forts burned

II · The Golden Shadow

1392-08-04

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Agreement of OstrówAgreement of Ostrów

II · The Golden Shadow

1397

✦

Skirgaila dies in KyivSkirgaila dies in Kyiv

II · The Golden Shadow

1398-10-12

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Treaty of SalynasTreaty of Salynas

II · The Golden Shadow

1399-07-17

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Jadvyga diesJadvyga dies

II · The Golden Shadow

1399-08-12

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Battle of the VorsklaBattle of the Vorskla

II · The Golden Shadow

1401

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Union of Vilnius and RadomUnion of Vilnius and Radom

III · The Green Wood

1404-05-22

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Peace of Raciąż; Marquard insults BirutėPeace of Raciąż; Marquard insults Birutė

III · The Green Wood

1410-06-30

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Pontoon bridge over the Vistula at CzerwińskPontoon bridge over the Vistula at Czerwińsk

III · The Green Wood

1410-07-15

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Battle of Grunwald / ŽalgirisBattle of Grunwald / Žalgiris

III · The Green Wood

1413-10-02

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Union of Horodło; Samogitian baptism beginsUnion of Horodło; Samogitian baptism begins

IV · The Invisible Crown

1417-10-24

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Samogitian bishopric founded at MedininkaiSamogitian bishopric founded at Medininkai

IV · The Invisible Crown

1418-07-31

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Ona diesOna dies

IV · The Invisible Crown

1429

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Congress of Lutsk: the crown offeredCongress of Lutsk: the crown offered

IV · The Invisible Crown

1430

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Crown embassy blocked at the Polish border (Aug 1430); Vytautas refuses HenėCrown embassy blocked at the Polish border (Aug 1430); Vytautas refuses Henė

IV · The Invisible Crown

1430-10-27

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Vytautas dies at Trakai; the Last Flame goes outVytautas dies at Trakai; the Last Flame goes out

IV · The Invisible Crown

1430-11

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Polish lords seize Podolia after Vytautas's deathPolish lords seize Podolia after Vytautas’s death

V · The Wolf’s Legacy

1431-06-19

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Treaty of Christmemel (Švitrigaila and the Order)Treaty of Christmemel (Švitrigaila and the Order)

V · The Wolf’s Legacy

1431-09-01

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Truce of CzartoryskTruce of Czartorysk

V · The Wolf’s Legacy

1432-08-31

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Žygimantas's coup at AšmenaŽygimantas’s coup at Ašmena

V · The Wolf’s Legacy

1432-10-15

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Grodno: Žygimantas sworn Grand Duke before Oleśnicki (Jogaila absent)Grodno: Žygimantas sworn Grand Duke before Oleśnicki (Jogaila absent)

V · The Wolf’s Legacy

1432-12-08

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Battle of Ašmena: Žygimantas defeats ŠvitrigailaBattle of Ašmena: Žygimantas defeats Švitrigaila

V · The Wolf’s Legacy

1434-04

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Jogaila catches his chill at Medyka (nightingales)Jogaila catches his chill at Medyka (nightingales)

V · The Wolf’s Legacy

1434-06-01

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Jogaila dies at GródekJogaila dies at Gródek

V · The Wolf’s Legacy

1435-09-01

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Battle of PabaiskasBattle of Pabaiskas

V · The Wolf’s Legacy

1435-12-31

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Peace of Brest (Brześć Kujawski): the Order drops ŠvitrigailaPeace of Brest (Brześć Kujawski): the Order drops Švitrigaila

V · The Wolf’s Legacy

1437

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Goštautas gives the warm coin to a beggarGoštautas gives the warm coin to a beggar

V · The Wolf’s Legacy

1440-03-20

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Žygimantas assassinated at TrakaiŽygimantas assassinated at Trakai

V · The Wolf’s Legacy

1447-05-02

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Casimir's privilege for LithuaniaCasimir’s privilege for Lithuania

V · The Wolf’s Legacy

1449-12-12

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The keeper is named at the Palanga fireThe keeper is named at the Palanga fire

V · The Wolf’s Legacy

1450-03

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Žiežirba dies; cremated on the beachŽiežirba dies; cremated on the beach

V · The Wolf’s Legacy