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'''Skomand(e)'''<ref></ref>, '''Skumand'''<ref></ref>, '''Skomantas'''<ref></ref>, or '''Komantas''' (in ] *''Gomants'' or *''Komants'', in ] ''Komat'', in ] ''Koommat'', in ] ''Skomande'', ''Skomant'' or ''Skumand''; ca. 1225(?) - after 1285) was a powerful duke and ] priest of the Prussian ]/], one of the early ] (according to historian S. C. Rowell and some other researchers, this duke of Sudovia seems to be identical to ], the supposed progenitor of Gediminas' dynasty). He ] in the 1260s and 1270s. |
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'''Skomantas''', or '''Komantas''' (in ] *''Gomants'' or *''Komants'', in ] ''Komat'', in ] ''Koommat'', in ] ''Skomant'' and ''Skumand''; ca. 1225(?) - after 1285) was a powerful duke and ] priest of the ]/], one of the early ] (according to historian S. C. Rowell and some other researchers, this duke of Sudovia seems to be identical to ], the supposed progenitor of Gediminas' dynasty). He ] in the 1260s and 1270s. |
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Skomand(e)<ref></ref> or Skumand<ref></ref> (Skomantas)<ref></ref> is first mentioned by ] during the ] (1260-1274) as a leader of the 1263 raid on ] (now ]), a stronghold founded by the ]. He also led campaigns against ] and other Slavic territories and therefore could not fully support the uprising. After the uprising Skomande, with help from Lithuanians, led 4,000 men against the Teutonic Knights. However, the ] and other Balts were losing their power. Skomand's (Skomantas') estate was devastated in 1280-1281 and he escaped with three sons, Rukals, Gedetes and Galms, to ], controlled at that time by the ]. However, he soon returned, was baptized in the ] rite, and accepted the rule of Prussia by the ]. Skomand went on to lead armies on behalf of the Order and was awarded lands within Prussia. His tribe lost the fight against the Knights and did not survive as a seperate entity. |
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Skomantas is first mentioned by ] during the ] (1260-1274) as a leader of the 1263 raid on ], a stronghold of the ]. He also led campaigns against ] and other Slavic territories and therefore could not fully support the uprising. After the uprising Skomantas, with help from Lithuanians, led 4,000 men against the Teutonic Knights. However, the ] and other Balts were losing their power. Skomantas' estate was devastated in 1280-1281 and he escaped with three sons, Rukals, Gedetes and Galms, to ], controlled at that time by the ]. However, he soon returned, was baptized in the ] rite, and acknowledged the superiority of the Knights. Skomantas went on to lead armies on behalf of the Knights and was awarded lands within Prussia. His tribe lost the fight against the Knights and did not survive as an entity. |
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Skomand is believed to have been buried at Kirchdorf Kanditten<ref>Die Prussen, Karl Baumann</ref> |
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==References== |
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*{{cite encyclopedia | editor=Simas Sužiedėlis | encyclopedia=] | title=Skomantas | year=1970-1978 | publisher=Juozas Kapočius | volume=V | location=Boston, Massachusetts | id={{LCCN|74-114275}} | pages=210}} |
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*{{cite encyclopedia | editor=Simas Sužiedėlis | encyclopedia=] | title=Skomantas | year=1970-1978 | publisher=Juozas Kapočius | volume=V | location=Boston, Massachusetts | id={{LCCN|74-114275}} | pages=210}} |
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*{{cite book | title=Lithuania Ascending: A Pagan Empire Within East-Central Europe, 1295-1345 | first=S. C. | last=Rowell | pages=52-55 | year=1994 | publisher=Cambridge University Press | series=Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series| isbn=9780521450119 }} |
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*{{cite book | title=Lithuania Ascending: A Pagan Empire Within East-Central Europe, 1295-1345 | first=S. C. | last=Rowell | pages=52-55 | year=1994 | publisher=Cambridge University Press | series=Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series| isbn=9780521450119 }} |
