- Gottfried Michaelsen
Gödeke Michels (died 1402), also known as "Gottfried Michaelsen", was a German pirate and one of the leaders of the
Likedeeler , a combination of former Vitalienbrüder.Together with
Klaus Störtebeker ,Hennig Wichmann andMagister Wigbold , as well as other leaders of the Likedeeler, he raided shipping in the North andBaltic Sea near the end of the 14th century.They possessed fast ships, which easily outmaneuvered the ships of the
Hanse . Like many of the Likedeeler, Michels was primarily concerned with capturing valuable prizes. However, he disdained cowardice and those surviving crewmen who had not resisted were usually thrown overboard.Michels was eventually captured and executed in the year 1402, shortly after Klaus Störtebeker and crewmen were beheaded on the Grasbrook in
Hamburg .References
* Jörgen Bracker: Klaus Störtebeker - only one of them. The history of the Vitalienbrüder. In: Wilfried honour-break (Hrsg.): Störtebeker. 600 years after its death (Hansi studies; Bd. 15). Porta Alba publishing house, Luebeck 2001, ISBN 3-933701-14-7
External links
* [http://www.landsknechtsrotte.de/portal/goedeke.html Gottes Freund – Aller Welt Feind] de icon
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