AHUK Acta Historica Universitatis Klaipedensis 1392-4095 1392-4095 KU 22_039-057_ELERTAS Article Du prūsai ir švedas – žinios apie Durbės mūšio dalyvius | Two Prussians and a Swede: on the Participants of the Battle of Durbė Elertas Dainius elertas@gmail.com ∗ Lithuanian Sea Museum Corresponding author. 22 39 57 20 06 2011 20 06 2011 2011 Klaipėda University

The article summarizes the data about three participants of the battle of Durbė: Pomesanian Matto, Sambian Sklodo, and a Swedish noble Jonker Karl Ulfsson. Their social setting, life circumstances, and their role in the battle are discussed in a wider context of the history of military practices and behavior codes. The dissemination of information about the perishing of Jonker Karl Ulfsson in historical German and Swedish sources and historiography of different countries is analyzed, as well as the materials about the battle of Durbė in Erikskrönika.

 The Battle of Durbė the Teutonic Order military practice Erikskrönika Jonker Karl Ulfsson Matto Sklodo