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Establishing Prussia as a locus for crusade: the role of Nicolaus von Jeroschin’s Chronicle of Prussia. (2013)
Book Chapter
Fischer, M. (2013). Establishing Prussia as a locus for crusade: the role of Nicolaus von Jeroschin’s Chronicle of Prussia. In Medieval Mobilities: From Scandinavia to the Slavic Lands. Brepols

This article aims to show how the Teutonic Order exploited the cult of pilgrimage and traditional crusading appeals to position Prussia as a locus for crusade. In order to justify diverting crusaders to north-eastern Europe it was necessary to show t... Read More about Establishing Prussia as a locus for crusade: the role of Nicolaus von Jeroschin’s Chronicle of Prussia..

The Chronicle of Prussia by Nicolaus von Jeroschin. A History of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia 1190-1331. (2010)
Book
Fischer, M. (2010). The Chronicle of Prussia by Nicolaus von Jeroschin. A History of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia 1190-1331. Ashgate Publishing

This text is a translation of the fourteenth century Middle High German chronicle, Kronike von Pruzinlant by Nicolaus von Jeroschin. The chronicle is the main source of the early history of Prussia and is of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate... Read More about The Chronicle of Prussia by Nicolaus von Jeroschin. A History of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia 1190-1331..