The “auf die Hand” practice: Releasing captives on parole between the Teutonic Order and Lithuania in the end of XIVth and the first half of XVth centuries
This article presents an analysis of an occurring phrase and practice “auf die Hand” (to one’s hand) and its meaning in the end of the fourteenth and the fifteenth centuries. The main sources for such a study were correspondence between the Teutonic Order’s officers and Lithuania’s rulers, issued do...
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Language: | English |
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Vilnius University Press
2020-07-01
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Series: | Lietuvos Istorijos Studijos |
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Online Access: | https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/lietuvos-istorijos-studijos/article/view/18867 |