Gerhard Rode (d. in 1320) – vogt [1] or komtur [2] of Sambia.
In July 1320, he took part in the attack on samogitian Medininkai. In the battle, he was captured into slavery. He was burned as a sacrifice to the gods [1] with a horse attached to him. [2]
Notes
- ^ a b (in Polish) Wornie in Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (1893)
- ^ a b (in Polish) Emil Kierski, Starożytności polskie. Ku wygodzie czytelnika porządkiem abecadłowym zebrane, Tom 2, Poznań, Nakładem księgarni Jana Konstantego Żupańskiego, 1852, p. 741.
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Gerhard Rode (d. in 1320) – vogt [1] or komtur [2] of Sambia.
In July 1320, he took part in the attack on samogitian Medininkai. In the battle, he was captured into slavery. He was burned as a sacrifice to the gods [1] with a horse attached to him. [2]
Notes
- ^ a b (in Polish) Wornie in Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (1893)
- ^ a b (in Polish) Emil Kierski, Starożytności polskie. Ku wygodzie czytelnika porządkiem abecadłowym zebrane, Tom 2, Poznań, Nakładem księgarni Jana Konstantego Żupańskiego, 1852, p. 741.
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