Nikolaus von Jeroschin

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Nikolaus von Jeroschin was a 14th century German chronicler of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia.

Nikolaus was a chaplain of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights. In 1328, he translated the Vita Sancti Adalberti of Johannes Canaparius into Middle High German. From 1331-35, he did the same for Peter of Dusburg's Chronicon terrae Prussiae on behalf of Grand Master Luther of Brunswick, translating 27,737 verses.

Nikolaus's Die Kronike von Pruzinlant (The Chronicle of Prussian land) was dedicated to the patron saint of the Teutonic Knights, the Virgin Mary, and expanded upon the earlier work of Peter of Dusburg. The chronicle is more passionate than the Chronicon terrae Prussiae and was later continued by Wigand of Marburg.

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• This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of October 6, 2007.