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Mszczuj From Skrzynno
Mszczuj of Skrzynno (; also Mściwoj of Skrzynno,_Masovian_Voivodeship, Skrzynno; Polish: ''Mszczuj ze Skrzynna''; died in 1446) was one of the Polish knights of Władysław Jagiełło who took part on July 15, 1410 in the Battle of Grunwald against the Teutonic Knights. He was a knight of the royal household regiment of the King of Poland (cubiculariorum). He bore a Łabędź coat of arms, Łabędź, or ''Swan'', as a coat of arms. According to the Polish chronicler Jan Długosz, Mszczuj was part of the third Rota (formation), Rota, a unit of cavalry of the royal household under the leadership of Andrzej Ciołek of Żelechowo and Jan Odrowąż of Sprowa. Długosz relates that Mszczuj was the knight who defeated and killed the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights, Grand Master of the Order, Ulrich von Jungingen during the Battle of Grunwald. Długosz offers two pieces of evidence for this. First, Mszczuj's squire, Jurga, acquired and handed over a valuable reliquary with relics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb Labedz, (Dunin) Baranow Sandomierski
In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances. Culinary use typically distinguishes herbs from spices. ''Herbs'' generally refers to the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), while ''spices'' are usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including seeds, bark, roots and fruits. Herbs have a variety of uses including culinary, medicinal, aromatic and in some cases, spiritual. General usage of the term "herb" differs between culinary herbs and medicinal herbs; in medicinal or spiritual use, any parts of the plant might be considered as "herbs", including leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, root bark, inner bark (and cambium), resin and pericarp. The word "herb" is pronounced in Commonwealth English, but is common am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
