Gerhard Rode

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Gerhard Rode (died 1320) – vogt[1] or komtur[2] of Sambia.

In July 1320, he took part in the attack on samogitian Medininkai. In the battle, he was captured into slavery. He was burned as a sacrifice to the gods[1] with a horse attached to him.[2]

References

  1. 1.[1.2](in Polish) Wornie in Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (1893)
  2. 2.[2.2](in Polish) Emil Kierski, Starożytności polskie. Ku wygodzie czytelnika porządkiem abecadłowym zebrane, Tom 2, Poznań, Nakładem księgarni Jana Konstantego Żupańskiego, 1852, p. 741.