Honeda is the chief stronghold of Warmia, on a steep bank over the Vistula Lagoon.
Peter of Dusburg tells how the Teutonic Order took it in 1239 and built the castle of Balga on the site. In 1200 it is a free Warmian hillfort and refuge.
Who holds it
- Name
- not named
- Title
- the Warmian nobles
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not applicable
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
The Warmian nobles (no lord named)
How things stand that morning
A Prussian hillfort.
Charter
None: no town law. In 1200 no place in Pomerelia has German or any other town law.
Communities
Warmian Prussians.
Militia
The lord's men and the district levy.
Walls and castle
Earth-and-timber ramparts over the lagoon.
Trade and crafts
Fishing and lagoon traffic.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 1239 (after this year)Taken by the Order, which builds Balga.Depends on: the conquest
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Peter of Dusburg (1326).
Primary sources for The Prussians
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Chronicle of the Poles, by Master Vincent (Wincenty Kadłubek), Wincenty Kadłubek (about 1190 to 1208). Book 4 is a contemporary's account of the fight for the senior throne of Kraków. Read online
- The annals of the Kraków chapter and the other Polish annals (kept from the 11th century; the Kraków chapter annals continued to 1266). Short dated entries that fix the chronology Kadłubek blurs: the deaths of dukes and bishops, Mieszko the Old's captures of Kraków, Prussian raids on Masovia, church consecrations. Read online
Sources and studies
- Peter of Dusburg, Chronicon terrae Prussiae (1326), as summarised in Wikipedia: Peter of Dusburg
- Wikipedia: Old Prussians
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.