Tverai lies on the western edge of upper Samogitia, facing the Curonian land of Ceklis.
It is identified with Tviremet, the castle named in the Hypatian chronicle under 1251 where the Samogitian duke Vykintas held out against Mindaugas. In 1200 it is a hillfort district guarding the routes west to the coast; its state at that date is not pinned.
Who holds it
- Title
- the dukes and elders of the land
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
the dukes and elders of the land (names not pinned)
Lord in 1200
the dukes and elders of the land (names not pinned)
How things stand that morning
Samogitian frontier fort towards the Curonians; not pinned in detail.
Charter
none: a hillfort under the dukes and elders of its land, with no written privileges
Council
the assembly of the land's leading men; no town institutions
Communities
local people only; no foreign merchants recorded
Fairs and markets
none recorded
Militia
the men of the surrounding farms, who take refuge in the fort in war
Walls and castle
Earth and timber hillfort.
Trade and crafts
smiths, potters and bone-workers at the foot of the hill; local exchange (not pinned in detail)
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Later written evidence; 1200 state inferred.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.