Komantas of Yotvingia
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Komantas of Yotvingia
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Komantas or Skomantas was a powerful duke and pagan priest of the Yotvingians, one of the early Baltic tribes. He was at the height of his power during the 1260s and 1270s. Skomantas is first mentioned by Peter von Dusburg during the Great Prussian Uprising (1260–1274) as a leader of the 1263 raid on Chełmno, a stronghold of the Teutonic Knights. He also led campaigns against Pinsk and other Slavic territories and therefore could not fully support the uprising. After the uprising Skomantas, with
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2023-10-30T18:19:52Z
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