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Grunwald Swords
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The Grunwald Swords are a pair of simple bare swords sent as a mocking "gift" by Ulrich von Jungingen, the Grand Master of the Order of Teutonic Knights, to King Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland and Gr
Grunwald Swords
The monument to King Władysław II Jagiełło in Central Park, New York City, United States, depicts him brandishing two swords in victory.
The monument to King Władysław II Jagiełło in Central Park, New York City, United States, depicts him brandishing two swords in victory.
Between 1796 and 1830, the swords were kept in the Temple of the Sibyl at Puławy, the private museum of Princess Izabela Czartoryska (19th-century eng
Between 1796 and 1830, the swords were kept in the Temple of the Sibyl at Puławy, the private museum of Princess Izabela Czartoryska (19th-century engraving).
1st class Order of the Cross of Grunwald
1st class Order of the Cross of Grunwald
Ulrich von Jungingen
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Ulrich von Jungingen was the 26th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1407 to 1410. His policy of confrontation with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland would spark t
Grunwald Swords
…The Grunwald Swords (Polish: miecze grunwaldzkie, Lithuanian: Žalgirio kalavijai) are a pair of simple bare swords sent as a mocking "gift" by Ulrich von Jungingen, the Grand Master of the Order of Teutonic Knights, to King Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland and Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania. The swords were sent…
Death of Ulrich von Jungingen, detail of the painting by Jan Matejko, 1878
Death of Ulrich von Jungingen, detail of the painting by Jan Matejko, 1878