Chronicon terrae Prussiae
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Chronicon terrae Prussiae is a 14th-century Latin chronicle by Peter of Dusburg that provides one of the principal medieval narrative sources on the history and conquest of Prussia and its people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chronicon terrae Prussiae canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin chronicle
ⓘ
historical work ⓘ medieval chronicle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
State of the Teutonic Order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teutonic Knights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Peter of Dusburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicleType | order chronicle ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionPeriod | early 1320s ⓘ |
| contains |
hagiographic elements
ⓘ
miracle stories ⓘ |
| countryOfTopic | Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 14th century ⓘ |
| describes |
Baltic tribes
ⓘ
Old Prussians NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussian Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documents |
conversion of Prussians to Christianity
ⓘ
military campaigns in Prussia ⓘ missionary activity in Prussia ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
ⓘ
narrative history ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | Chronicle of the Land of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPerspective | pro-Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalValue | primary source for medieval Prussia ⓘ |
| influenced | later Prussian chronicles ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Latin-literate clergy
ⓘ
members of the Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christianization of Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ conquest of Prussia ⓘ history of Prussia ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript copies ⓘ |
| regionDescribed |
Baltic Sea coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussian lands east of the Vistula ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian ⓘ |
| setting | Baltic region ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for history of Teutonic Order in Prussia
ⓘ
principal medieval narrative source on Prussian history ⓘ |
| structure | divided into books ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
13th century
ⓘ
early 14th century ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
medievalists studying crusades in the Baltic
ⓘ
modern historians of the Baltic region ⓘ |
| viewpoint | Christian crusading ideology ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.