How a pagan alliance defeated the Teutonic Knights in 1410
In short: Explore the climax of the Northern Crusades. This documentary examines the massive confrontation at the Battle of Grunwald, where a unified front of Polish and Lithuanian forces faced the powerful Teutonic and Livonian Orders.
The video traces the era of the Northern Crusades, a period when the Pope and the Holy Roman Empire sought to convert the final pagan tribes of Europe. This mission was carried out by the Teutonic and Livonian knightly orders through often violent means.
As these crusading orders expanded, they triggered a series of conflicts with the growing power of the Polish-Lithuanian union. The tension between these states and the knightly orders reached its peak during the decisive battle of Grunwald in 1410.
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