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True crime · 1570

Beer, dice and a rope ladder: Kursell's coup in the castle

Õlu, täringud ja köisredel: Kurselli riigipööre lossis

In January 1570 the German mercenaries holding Reval for the Swedish crown, angry at pay that was late or never came, rose under their captain Claus Kursell. In a night attack they overpowered the men loyal to Sweden, seized the castle on Toompea and took the governor, Gabriel Oxenstierna, hostage, while Kursell sounded out Duke Magnus, who held Saaremaa for Denmark. A truce followed, but Nils Dobblare, commander on the hill, paid for drinking and gambling parties for the garrison. When the soldiers were drunk, two knights inside lowered a rope ladder, about three hundred men climbed in, and the mutineers were overwhelmed. Kursell was captured and executed.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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1570. aasta jaanuaris tõusid Rootsi krooni nimel Tallinna hoidnud saksa palgasõdurid, kes olid vihased hilinenud või hoopis maksmata palga pärast, oma pealiku Claus Kurselli juhtimisel mässu. Öise rünnakuga said nad jagu Rootsile ustavatest meestest, hõivasid Toompea lossi ja võtsid pantvangi asehaldur Gabriel Oxenstierna; Kursell otsis samal ajal kontakti Saaremaad Taani nimel valitsenud hertsog Magnusega. Järgnes vaherahu, kuid Toompea ülem Nils Dobblare kostitas garnisoni joomingute ja täringumängudega. Kui sõdurid olid purjus, lasksid kaks lossis olnud rüütlit alla köisredeli, umbes kolmsada meest ronis sisse ja mässajad löödi maha. Kursell võeti kinni ja hukati.

Map of the area around Beer, dice and a rope ladder: Kursell's coup in the castle
59.43570° N, 24.73930° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: English Wikipedia: Claus Kurssell's coup ↗

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