Narracja o Polsce i Pomorzu w kronice Thomasa Kantzowa w świetle zapożyczeń z IX księgi Annales Jana Długosza
The Narration About Poland and Pomerania in Thomas Kantzow’s Chronicle in the Light of Borrowings from Book IX of Jan Długosz’s Annales

Summary/Abstract: Thomas Kantzow, a chronicler affiliated with the court of Pomeranian Dukes, mentioned Poland several times in his work titled Pomerania. It seems that he was not as interested in the neighbouring country as in the relations between Poland and the Teutonic Order. Nearly all references to Poland come from the chronicle of Jan Długosz. Although the citations were quite accurate, their placement in Kantzow’s narration changed the meaning of the entire story. These measures allowed the Pomeranian chronicler to create a highly negative image of the Teutonic Order, presented not only as the enemy of the Duchy of Pomerania, but also as the foe of other Christian countries. Amongst the crimes and vices of Teutonic monks Kantzow enumerated cruelty, greed and breaking of agreements. Surprisingly, disobedience against the Pope was also mentioned, though the chronicler himself was Protestant.

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