It was built by the Teutonic Knights, a sort of class of warrior monk crusaders, as a safe haven. It absolutely achieved that goal. It turned into a sovereign state for them, eventually housing ...

Parsley pesto? Beaver tails? Green chicken? Bogdan Gałązka, head chef at Malbork Castle, the biggest mediaeval castle in Europe, tells us all about the cuisine of the Teutonic Knights. Magdalena ...

though there was an invasion by Teutonic Knights in the fifteenth century. As Archaeology News reported, the sword’s design is similar to “hand-and-a-half” weapons that were popular in ...

And they would end up putting a stop to them too. The strongest players in the region were the German Order of the Teutonic Knights. They started in the Holy Land, but as Muslim resistance grew ...

Whether it was the Teutonic Knights on frozen Lake Peipus in 1242 A.D., the French fighting the Russians during a blizzard at Eylau in 1807, or the Western Front freezing during the winter of 1916 ...

The items are now housed in a museum built in a former castle for the knights of the Teutonic Order. Screengrab from Muzeum W Ostródzie's Facebook post History enthusiasts using metal detectors ...