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Historical person
1360–1410
Ulrich von Jungingen was grand master of the Teutonic Order from 1407 to 1410. He led the order’s army against the Polish–Lithuanian alliance and was killed at the Battle of Grunwald, a defeat that severely damaged Teutonic military prestige.
In Henryk Sienkiewicz’s The Knights of the Cross, Volume IV, at the Battle of Grunwald in July 1410, the Polish–Lithuanian army defeats the Order and Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen is killed. Henryk Sienkiewicz’s The Knights of the Cross, Volume II places Ulrich von Jungingen within a narrative shaped by family, marriage and personal loyalty, political ambition and government, and exploration, travel and cultural encounter. Other novels featuring Ulrich von Jungingen include Henryk Sienkiewicz’s The Knights of the Cross, Volume III.
Series
This four-volume edition divides Sienkiewicz’s medieval novel The Knights of the Cross, also translated as The Teutonic Knights. The story follows Zbyszko of Bogdaniec from a reckless vow made for Danusia through captivity, bereavement and the growing war between the Teutonic Order and the Polish–Lithuanian alliance. The fictional…
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