Death of Otton III

"Legends, applications and tales of Szczecin."

Episode 5.

In 1464 year on Pomerania plague raged and it collected a rich harvest. Sacrifice bug was the last with family princes of Szczecin - Otton III. This young, mere twenty years man parted with life early and he doesn't assured continuity kin. He doesn't had children. Among right occupant Pomerania followed deeply grief, joined to it a big anxiety, inasmuch as more opener surgerys were elector of Brandenburgia about anex princegdom of Szczecin to Brandenburgia. People of Pomerania don't want alien control, but unfortunately, not all. Were and people, which dreamed about power and excellence under alien flanks. The eagerest supporter elector was Albrecht Glinden, he come frome Marchia. And although as mayor of Szczecin for years he aspicious led nationals city, that but good old homeland he placed above than currently. Elector appreciated him credits, he gave support and he every help.
Day was coming funeral Otton III. In church of castel mourners gathered near tomb. To put coffin. Backed quiet, which in listened to awas only kneeled priest. And suddenly, completely unexpectedly, Albrecht Glinden occured with crowd. He bore disc and sword deaded lord this land, later he dropped to grave. Blade was glittering, it felt hit in disc, quiet sound, which it issued, rang as groan despair. Later nothing doesn't was listen and importer wilded voice mayor:
- Here dead our princegdom! Here dead our lord of Szczecin and on him family prince out! - and triumphant vision he succeded on assembly, take nots in remember reactions on him words.
Mourners stood depressed in quiet. Nobody had brave to pick head and to look even on the nearest friend, dangerous words mayor hung in air. In heads fluttered a one question - What will be later?
Time dragged morcilessy. Finally prist issued instruction close tomb. And then, with dept crowd, to front squeezed knight Franciszek von Eichstadt and to grave dead prince he hoped on. He catched for weapon, with full power hit sword in disc and he shouted:
- It lie! We have still right heirs that land! They live still prince with line wologoska, who are relative our prince and they have law to this sword and disc!
And that for affair resounding voice reason, noble deed and glitter sword, large heavy feel with heart depprese mourners. When knight excited for grave, friends surrounded him and he strongly kept symbols of lord they moved out from church. Supporters elector sombre vision looked for they.
In Oder intervened still a lot of water, before lord in princegdom of Szczecin, after still fights with elector, embraced lawful successor Otton III. But one is one hundred procent, if not balour and brave jump to grave knight Franciszek von Eichstadt, may be to this doesn't happen.

The end.