- Wigand of Marburg
Wigand of Marburg ( _de. Wigand von MarburgNote that "von
Marburg " is a purely descriptive title added to his original name ofWigand by later historians, rather than a proper surname. Also the "von " should not be confused with a preposition used in later times to denote someone's noble status] ) was a Germanherald of theTeutonic Knights in Prussia and one of the notablechronicle rs of theMiddle Ages .Wigand expanded upon the earlier work of
Nikolaus von Jeroschin . Wigand's "Chronica nova Prutenica ""New Prussian Chronicle"] is one of the basic sources of information for the history of the Prussian lands and parts of the adjoiningGrand Duchy of Lithuania , covering the period between 1293 and 1394.cite book | author =Endre Bojtar | title =Foreword to the Past: A Cultural History of the Baltic People | year =2000 | editor = | pages =184 | publisher =Central European University Press | location =Budapest | id =ISBN 963-9116-42-4 | url =http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9639116424&id=5aoId7nA4bsC&pg=PA184&lpg=PA184&dq=Wigand+Poland&sig=JJhq19fud12-QZCEVgxq7mznqfk ] Originally written inMiddle High German rhymed prose , the work combined actual accounts with legends, folk tales, and myths. Out of an estimated length of 17,000 lines, only about 500 have survived to the present day. However, soon after Wigand the Polish chroniclerJan Długosz ordered a translation of his work toLatin , which has survived almost intact.Notes and references
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