Content deleted Content added
link cleanup, minor corrections, added Grand Master detail |
Pete Hobbs (talk | contribs) m Corrected from historian to chronicler |
||
Line 3:
The '''False Olaf''' (died 1402) was a man who impersonated [[Olaf II of Denmark]] and Norway, who had died in 1387.
Prussian
The [[Grand Master of the Teutonic Order]], [[Konrad von Jungingen]] escorted the pretender to [[Kalmar]] to be interviewed by the Queen. As soon as the man arrived, he was discovered to be an impostor. He could speak not a single word of Danish and, on questioning, admitted he was a [[Old Prussians|Prussian]] who was the son of peasants: Adolph and Margaret from Erlau (now [[Eger]]). The false Olaf was taken to [[Lund]] in [[Scania]]. There, he admitted to his breach against the monarchy and was condemned to be burned at the stake. The letters he wrote to Queen Margaret were hung around his neck and a mock crown placed on his head before he was lowered into the flames. His possessions were given to a monastery, and the Queen had the false Olaf's seal destroyed. The [[Riksråd|Danish Council of the Realm]] released a detailed explanation of the real Olaf's death in 1387 to contradict the story that had spread around the Baltic.<ref>Rosborn, Sven; Schimanski, Folke (1997). ''När hände vad i nordens historia''. p. 69. {{ISBN|91-7643-350-1}}.</ref><ref>Williams, Gareth. ''Sagas, Saints, and Settlements''.</ref>
|