Where have you been?

Jagiełło was actually the Grand Duke of Lithuania (and therefore Lithuanian) prior to converting to Christianity, marrying Queen Jadwiga of Poland, and thus becoming the King of Poland. He lead a untied Poland and Lithuania against the Teutonic Order which resulted in the decisive victory at the Battle of Grunwald in 1410. Interestingly enough there is a statue of King Jagiełło in Central Park in NYC. Here is a sweet 360 degree view of it.


There is a dragon wrapped around the King's feet on his tomb because he was a member of the Order of the Dragon. The tomb at Malbork is merely a replica of the real thing which is located at Wawel Cathedral in Kraków.