Hans von Sagan
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Hans von Sagan was a heroic figure from East Prussian folklore.
Hans was said to be a journeyman
Ascension Day, became popularly known through Königsberg as Schmeckbier.[1]
The Hans-Sagan-Denkmal was a memorial built before
St. Crispin
Hans von Sagan is a figure of identification of the shoemaker's guild.
The inspiration for Hans von Sagan was probably Duke
Thirteen Years' War. A legend developed associating an inspirational standardbearer not with Königsberg's painful civil war of 1455, but with the Knights' victory at Rudau in the previous century.[1]
Notes
References
- Albinus, Robert (1985). Lexikon der Stadt Königsberg Pr. und Umgebung (in German). Leer: Verlag Gerhard Rautenberg. p. 371. ISBN 3-7921-0320-6.