Faule Grete

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The Faule Grete was a medieval large-calibre cannon of the Teutonic Order. The bronze bombard was cast in 1409 in the cannon foundry of the Marienburg by the gunfounder Heynrich Dumechen. According to the account books of the order, the construction costs amounted to 278.5 Mark, a sum equivalent to ca. 1160 oxen.

Faule Grete cannon during the siege of Friesack Castle, 1414Faule Grete cannon during the siege of Friesack Castle, 1414
Faule Grete cannon during the siege of Friesack Castle, 1414Faule Grete cannon during the siege of Friesack Castle, 1414