Auctume

Auctume or Auktume (baptized as "Nicholas" or "Nikolaus") [cite book| title=The History of Prussia: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day |first=Walter James | last=Wyatt | year=1876 |publisher=Longmans, Green and Co |location=London |pages=233] was the leader of Pogesanians, one of the Prussian clans, during the Great Prussian Uprising (1260–1274) against the Teutonic Knights. [cite book| first=William |last=Urban |title=The Prussian Crusade |publisher=Lithuanian Research and Studies Center |location=Chicago, Illinois |year=2000 |edition=2nd |pages=273 |isbn=0-929700-28-7] There is nothing known about his life or achievements, except that once the uprising started, Pogesanians elected him as their leader. It is known that in 1271 Pogesanians were led by Linka in the Battle of Pagastin. [cite encyclopedia | editor=Simas Sužiedėlis | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Lituanica | title=Pagudė | year=1970-1978 | publisher=Juozas Kapočius | volume=IV | location=Boston, Massachusetts | id=LCC|74-114275 | pages=149-150] This could indicate that Auktume died before the campaign.

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