Wenno von Rohrbach, also known as Winno, Vinno, and Winne, was the first Master (''Herrenmeister'') of the
Livonian Brothers of the Sword
german: Schwertbrüderordenfrench: Ordre des Chevaliers Porte-Glaive
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, garrison= Wenden (Cēsis), Fellin (Viljandi), Segewold (Sigulda). Aschera ...
, leading the Order from 1204 to 1209.
Death
Originally from
Kassel
Kassel (; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel and the district of the same name and had 201,048 inhabitants in December 2020 ...
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Naumburg
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, Wenno was killed by the knight with an axe, in a quarrel caused by some unknown reason. As a result, Wickbert was sentenced to death. Wenno was succeeded by
Volkwin Schenk
Volkwin von Naumburg zu Winterstätten (also ''Wolquin, Folkwin, Folkvin, Wolguinus, Wolgulin'', Middle High German: ''Volkewîn''; died 22 September 1236) was the Master (''Herrenmeister'') of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword from 1209 to 123 ...
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References
1209 deaths
Masters of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword
Christians of the Livonian Crusade
Axe murder
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