4. About the Castle
• The Castle in Malbork is the largest gothic castle in Europe. It was built in
1278 by Teutonic Knights. The castle is an example of a medieval fortress. It
was built in Prussia. The Grand Master named it Marienburg (Mary's
Castle). The town, which grew around it, was also named Marienburg. In
1309 capital of the Teutonic state was moved to Malbork.
5. Map of the castle
• There are three parts of the
castle: lower castle, middle
castle and high castle.
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1 – Great master’s palace
2 – Middle castle
3 – High castle
4 – towers
5 – toilet
6 – St. Anna’ s chapel
7 – Chapter house
8 – Great refectory
12. Park of siege machines
• The park is near the castle
• In this park you can see:
- Battering ram
- Siege tower
- Large crossbow
- Catapult
- And many, many more
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14. What was Teutonic Order?
• Teutonic Knights or Teutonic order are short
names for the Order of Brothers of the German
House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem. It was an order
of knights. It was founded in XII century, during
the crusades.
• Teutonic knights were owners of the castle in
Malbork
• Their symbol is a black cross against white
background.
• The most important person in Teutonic order was
the Grand Master.
15. History of Teutonic Knights
• In 1226 Polish prince Konrad Mazowiecki invited Teutonic Knights to
Poland. He did that, because pagan tribes from Prussia attacked his
land many times and Polish knights needed help.
• After a few years Teutonic Knights conquered Prussia and founded own
country on its territory.
16. History – part 2
• There were many conflicts
between Poland and Teutonic
Order.
• In 1385 Poland and Lithuania
formed an alliance. Then
Lithuanian great prince
Jagiello was crowned the
Polish king.
Szczerbiec – Polish king’s
coronation sword
17. Battle of Grunwald
• On 15th July 1410 there was one of biggest medieval battles. It took
place on fields near village Grunwald. Polish commander was the king
Wladyslaw Jagiello and his adversary was the Grand Master of Teutonic
Order Urlich von Jungingen. This music you can hear in the
background is a song, which Polish knights sang before the battle.
Polish knights
Teutonic knights
Lithuanian
knights
West–European
knights
18. Battle of
Grunwald
• In this battle
Polish,
Lithuanian and
Rutenian army
won! Urlich von
Jungingen and a
lot of Teutonic
knights were
killed.
• In 1878 Polish
painter Jan
Matejko painted
the battle of
Grunwald.
19. Reconstruction of the battle of Grunwald
• Every year there’s a
big reconstruction of
the battle of
Grunwald. About
1200 people „fight” in
the reconstruction.
Of course nobody is
hurt.
• The first
reconstruction was
in 1992.
20. Legend
• There were a few treasuries
inside the Malbork Castle. The
biggest one was heavy guarded.
Nobody could open its door,
because only Great Treasurer had
the keys. In spite of the
protection, the treasury was
robbed. The three bakers who
worked in a bakery under the
treasury made a hole in the
ceiling. The coins started falling
down on their heads. They left
the castle, but Teutonic knights
found them and killed.
21. More about Teutonic Order
• If you want to know more
about Teutonic order, you
can read a book or watch the
film „Teutonic Knights”
(Polish title - „Krzyżacy”).
They were tranlated into
English and 25 different
languages. The book was
written by Henryk
Sienkiewicz – Nobel Prize
winner.