Wigand of Marburg
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Wigand of Marburg (German: Wigand von Marburg[1]) was a herald of the Teutonic Order of Prussia and one of the notable chroniclers of the Middle Ages. His Chronica nova Prutenica[2] is one of the basic sources of information for the history of Prussian lands and parts of adjoining Lithuania, covering the period between 1293 and 1394[3]. Originally written in German language verse, the work combined actual accounts with legends, folk tales and myths. Out of an estimated length of 17,000 lines, only about 500 survived to our times[3]. However, soon after Wigand a Polish chronicler Jan Długosz ordered a translation of his work to Latin and the translation has survived almost intact[3].
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- ^ Note that von Marburg is a purely descriptive title added to his original name of Wigand 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
- ^ New Prussian Chronicle
- ^ a b c (English) Endre Bojtar (2000). Foreword to the Past: A Cultural History of the Baltic People. Budapest: Central European University Press, 184. ISBN 963-9116-42-4.
