Lazy Grete
The Faule Grete von Marienburg was a giant medieval gun of the Teutonic Order .
history
The bronze stone rifle was cast in 1409 in the Marienburg foundry by the gun founder Heynrich Dumechen. According to the order's account books, the production cost 278.5 marks, which was the equivalent of approx. 1160 oxen.
In 1413, the cannon was loaned to Margrave Friedrich I of Brandenburg , who with its help was able to break the resistance of the Brandenburg knighthood within three weeks and thus lay the foundation for the rise of the Hohenzollern dynasty in Brandenburg.
The Faule Grete von Marienburg was one of a number of giant cannons that were used in the siege war in the 15th century, including the Faule Mette von Braunschweig and Grose Bochse (another order cannon), which were also made in bronze, as well as the pumhart von Steyr and Dulle Griet von barring cannons Gent and Mons Meg are to be counted.
technical description
- Type of gun: main rifle
- Gun class: giant guns (stone rifles)
- Design: Stone box in cast bronze
- Total length: 250 cm
- Chamber length: 100 cm
- Ball diameter: 50 cm
- Ball weight: 170 kg
literature
- Volker Schmidtchen : giant guns of the 15th century. Technical top performances of their time. Part II. In: History of technology. Vol. 44, No. 3, 1977, pp. 213-237 (217-221).
- Lutz Partenheimer / André Stellmacher: The subjection of the Quitzows and the beginning of the Hohenzollern rule over Brandenburg. Potsdam 2014. ISBN 978-3-88372-099-9 (paperback) / 978-3-88372-103-3 (hardcover).
