Hennig Wichmann
Hennig Wichmann († 1401 in Hamburg ) was one of the leaders of the Likedeeler , an association of former vitality brothers.
Together with Klaus Störtebeker , Klaus Scheld and Magister Wigbold , also leaders of the Likedeelers, he made the North and Baltic Seas unsafe at the end of the 14th century. They owned fast ships, which in a flash attacked and boarded the ships of the Hanseatic League . But they were primarily concerned with stealing prey and not with the fight, so that those who did not fight back were mostly "only" thrown overboard.
Wichmann was executed in 1401 together with Klaus Störtebeker together with 71 followers on the Grasbrook in front of Hamburg.
A leaflet from 1701 confirms:
- In 1401st the people of Hamburg met the famous sea robber Claus Störtebeck / together with another / Wichmann / near the Holy Land / whereupon they bravely attacked the sea robbers / killed the 42nd man / and brought the 70th prisoner to Hamburg / who are all beheaded on the chunk / and their heads are put on stakes; the executioner so they judged / was called Rosenfeld.
The first name Hennig is later a literary ingredient. Wichmann cannot be traced in contemporary archival sources, but only in chronicles from the 15th century.
literature
- Matthias Blazek: Piracy, Murder and Atonement - A 700-year history of the death penalty in Hamburg 1292-1949. ibidem, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-8382-0457-4
- Angus Konstam: Piracy: The Complete History. Osprey Publishing, Oxford, New York 2008 ISBN 1846032407
Individual evidence
- ↑ Flyer for the 300th anniversary of the capture, printed by Nicolaus Sauer on Schaarsteinweg, Hamburg 1701.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wichmann, Hennig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Leader of the Likedeelers |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1401 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |