Ragnit (Raganita, Rogneta), on the high south bank of the Neman, is said to be the centre of Skalovia.
The Teutonic Order attacks it in the 1270s and builds its own castle of Ragnit there in 1289. In 1200 it is a free Skalvian stronghold on the river road between the Curonian Lagoon and the Lithuanians.
Who holds it
- Name
- not named
- Title
- the Skalvian nobles
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not applicable
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
The Skalvian nobles (no lord named)
How things stand that morning
A Prussian (Skalvian) stronghold.
Charter
None: no town law. In 1200 no place in Pomerelia has German or any other town law.
Communities
Skalvians.
Militia
The lord's men and the district levy.
Walls and castle
Earth-and-timber fortifications above the Neman.
Trade and crafts
Neman river traffic.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Peter of Dusburg and later tradition; en.wikipedia calls it only the supposed centre of Skalovia.
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
- Wikipedia: Scalovia
- Peter of Dusburg, Chronicon terrae Prussiae (1326), as summarised in Wikipedia: Peter of Dusburg
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.