Chronicon terrae Prussiae

Chronicon terrae Prussiae ("The Chronicle of the Prussian Land") is a chronicle of the Teutonic Order by Peter of Dusburg dated to 1326.

Related Topics:
Chronicle - Teutonic Order - 1326

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Peter of Dusburg was a priest of the Teutonic Order and this is the only reliable fact about this person, the rest are speculations. Initially it was thought he was from Duisburg, and in many texts he is referred to as Peter of Duisburg. Later an equally valid hypothesis of Marzena Pollakowna was accepted by many that he came from Doesburg.

Related Topics:
Duisburg - Marzena Pollakowna - Doesburg

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The manuscript is the first major chronicle of the Teutonic Order in Prussian lands and Lithuania, completed about 100 years since the invasion of Teutons into the territory.

Related Topics:
Prussia - Lithuania

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It is written in Latin language and consists of 4 volumes. The first volume gives the background of the Order, volumes 2 and 3 immediately address the main topic, volume 4 provide a historical context of other contemporary events in the world. The chronicle is based on local monastery annals, chronicles and reports, diploma, and narrations, which Peter "considered reliable".

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The chronicle contains wealth of ethnographic data about Prussian people, mostly extinct as the result of the activity of the Order, and provides dates and locations of numerous events, as well as numerous chapters in the styles of religious visions, miracles, and hagiography, aimed at the glorification of the mission of the Order.

Related Topics:
Prussian people - Hagiography

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