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    Pilėnai (also Pillenen in German) was a hill fort in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Its location is unknown and is subject to academic debates, but it...
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  • Pilėnai is a Lithuanian-language opera in four acts by Vytautas Klova to a libretto by Jonas Mackonis. Duke Margiris of Pilėnai has a daughter Egle, who...
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    Pilėnai is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population...
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    mentioned by Caspar Schütz, via Wigand of Marburg, as the heroic defender of Pilėnai fortress in 1336. Not able to defend the fortress against the Teutonic...
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    in Rajasthan, in 1303, in 1535, and 1568. In 1336, when the castle of Pilėnai in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was besieged by the army of the Teutonic...
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  • Rather than be taken captive by the Teutonic Knights, 4,000 defenders of Pilėnai, Lithuania commit mass suicide. The Kenmu Restoration ends and the Muromachi...
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  • composer and educator. His best-known work is opera Pilėnai, based on the historical events in Pilėnai. It is by far the most popular Lithuanian opera. From...
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    from Prussia and Livonian Order from Livonia. Samogitian victory Siege of Pilėnai 1336  Grand Duchy of Lithuania Teutonic Order Attacked by a large Teutonic...
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  • 6-asis pėstininkų pulkas), later the 6th Infantry Regiment of the Duke of Pilėnai Margiris (Lithuanian: 6-asis pėstininkų Pilėnų Kunigaikščio Margio pulkas)...
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    works, the opera also performs national operas. Vytautas Klova's opera Pilėnai (1956), has since 2001 been performed outdoors during the summer at Trakai...
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    legal Lithuanian theater performance "Pilėnų kunigaikštis" ("The Duke of Pilėnai") in the Town Hall of Vilnius (1906) Jurgis Šlapelis (1876–1941), Lithuanian...
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  • is overthrown by his son Kavadh II. 1336 – Four thousand defenders of Pilenai commit mass suicide rather than be taken captive by the Teutonic Knights...
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    Lithuania, indirectly causing the mass suicide of 4,000 Lithuanians at Pilėnai. In 1338, they finally concluded a peace with the Wittelsbach margrave...
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    Henry XIV, crossed the Neman in Samogitia and attacked the castle of Pilėnai. Seeing their defeat, the defenders burned the fortress's goods and killed...
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  • Liudas Gira. The largest production was a five-act historical opera about Pilėnai which included about 50 performers (directed by Landsbergis-Žemkalnis in...
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    Serpents). Vytautas Klova (1926 - 2006) created mostly national operas - (Pilėnai 1955, Vaiva 1957, Duktė (The Daughter) 1960, Du kalavijai (Two Swords)...
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  • Medvėgalis – 1329 – Lithuanian Crusade (Northern Crusades) [Crusades] Siege of Pilėnai – 1336 – Lithuanian Crusade (Northern Crusades) [Crusades] Battle of Strėva...
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  • Apuolė Aukštupėnai mound Karmazinai mound Kernavė Molavėnai Napoleon's Hill Pilėnai Ukmergė Voruta Kaunas Fortress fortifications (listed in order of number)...
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  • other plays, it staged the historical drama Pilėnų kunigaikštis (Duke of Pilėnai), two operettas by Mikas Petrauskas, and the first Lithuanian opera Birutė...
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    the Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas) 6th Infantry Regiment of the Duke of Pilėnai Margiris 9th Infantry Regiment (later of the Lithuanian Duke Vytenis) Belarusian...
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    with a mass suicide in fire (references to the Lithuanian Crusade and Pilėnai). The work was published as a separate booklet in 1915 and 1927; it was...
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  • as Geležinis vilkas, Tauras (depicted in the coat of arms of Kaunas), Pilėnai, Žalgiris, etc. The exact number of Lithuanian basketball clubs which were...
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  • Theatre, summer season performances in Trakai castle (Vytautas Klova. Pilėnai, 2001, Gaetano Donicetis. Lamermur Lucia di, 2002). He was set designer...
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    partisans of Vytis military district were active, namely the Pilėnų tėvūnija (Pilėnai detachment). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vabalninkas. Mikhail...
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    Miegėnai · Mlodzinava · Paberžė · Padruskalnys · Pamiškės · Pasiekai · Pilėnai · Senkaimis · Senkoniai · Terespolis · Trakupiai · Tremtiniai · Vikaičiai...
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  • Battalion was used for the recreation the 6th Infantry Regiment of the Pilėnai Duke Margis. After a short while, the 7th Infantry Regiment had two battalions...
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  • Rather than be taken captive by the Teutonic Knights, 4,000 defenders of Pilėnai, Lithuania commit mass suicide. The Kenmu Restoration ends and the Muromachi...
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    Molavėnai Village Molavėnai hill fort, one of the suggested locations of Pilėnai Molavėnai Location of Molavėnai Coordinates: 55°27′0″N 22°53′0″E / 55...
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  • bend of the Nemunas River. It is believed to be the location of legendary Pilėnai which was destroyed in 1336 by the Teutonic Knights. The heroic defence...
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    cups gifted by "Fiodor, brother of Gediminas". Margiris, the defender of Pilėnai, is often suggested as the most likely candidate for the fourth brother...
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