Symbolism of loyalty to the power of Teutonic order among the Old Prussians in the 13—14th centuries
... by the incorporation of them in the system of condition landholding. These relations implied, from the one hand, the representation by the Order its own status as a collective ruler, and from the other hand, symbolic expression of the loyalty of Old Prussians in various spheres of social communication: language, onomastic, objects of material culture. Definition of the ways to express loyalty that is the purpose of the article allows to characterize the comprehension of Old Prussians their own status ...
Composition and functions of Prussian locators in the Varmian bishopric in the fourteenth century
... female lines, as well as rights to fishing and hunting) were applied according to the situation in each estate, ensuring stable land development within the episcopate’s territory.
Warmian episcopate, military service, locator, tax, settlement, Prussians
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10.5922/vestnikhum-2024-3-5
Water use rights in the agricultural practices of Prussian conditional landowners in the 13—14th centuries
... Teutonic Order in Prussia, involved the utilisation of land parcels with diverse landscape characteristics, spanning from well-cultivated arable lands to less fertile areas covered with woods and shrubs. To ensure the stable existence of households, the Prussians were granted rights to fish and build watermills on their plots, along with cultivating the land. These rights, explored in this study within the chronological framework of 1242—1370, were universally applicable. A total of 308 persons of ...
