![]() ĭifferent liturgical issues have given shape to the close relations between war and religion in the Middle Ages. As Lithuania was trying to take over this province, local history was used by Polish and Lithuanian diplomats to prove that, by their evil behavior, the Teutonic Knights failed to bring baptism to Samogitian pagans. The second research idea is focusing on pagan Samogitia. The first is dedicated to the “long scale” history of the Baltic conquest by the military orders it is shown that similar problems regarding the rights of the pagans or converts already came to the surface in the 13th or 14th centuries. The third part of the article is presenting two prospect researches about the use of history in the debates on the rights of unbelievers. The second part of this article is dealing with the sources available for shaping a “Polish-Lithuanian” writing of the history of the Baltic conquest by the Teutonic Knights. Alongside with the legal arguments based mainly on medieval law, came the recalling of historical facts, which was supposed to prove that the Teutonic Order had no legitimacy in fighting against Baltic pagans. In the first part of this article, I ask how history was used by Polish and Lithuanian delegates in Constance to defend the idea of the unbelievers’ freedom. The use of historical topics during this “battle of idea” may have influenced the European elite in regard of the relations between Christian powers and non-Christian peoples as well as on the issue of the Teutonic Order’s activities. The geopolitical rivalry between the Order of the Teutonic Knights, King Jagiello’s Poland and Witold’s Lithuania was supported by an intensive “war of words” centered on the question of the rights of unbelievers and the legitimacy of the crusade against Lithuania. The aim of this article is to describe a research project about the use of history in the debate on the rights of unbelievers, from the Christianization of Lithuania up to the Council of Constance. ![]()
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