- Schiffskinder
Schiffskinder, literally meaning ship-boys (in German),where the crews of the ships of the
Hanseatic League during the late middle ages. Schiffskinder and passengers swore allegiance to each other before leaving the harbour. They often fought both on land and at the sea. Sometimes groups of Schiffskinder supported theTeutonic Order armies and there is a record of oneHochmeister who in 1414 awarded one such group, the Schiffskinder ofGdansk (Danzig), with privileges for their valor in combat against the Poles.
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