True crime · 1579
Hannibal's last raid at Rakvere castle
Hannibali viimane retk Rakvere linnuse all
Ivo Schenkenberg, son of a Tallinn mint-master, led a band of peasant fighters who raided and burned behind Russian lines during the Livonian War; one-eyed and cunning, he was nicknamed the Hannibal of Livonia. In July 1579 his men lay in wait for Tatar raiders sheltering in Rakvere castle. Ivo wanted to lure them out, but his brother Christoffer called him a coward and charged the walls. The attack failed, Christoffer fell, and Ivo was captured with 59 men. He was taken to Pskov and executed before Tsar Ivan IV; rumour said molten metal was poured into his mouth.
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Tallinna müntmeistri poeg Ivo Schenkenberg juhtis Liivi sõjas talupoegade salka, mis rüüstas ja põletas Vene vägede tagalas; ühesilmset ja kavalat meest kutsuti Liivimaa Hannibaliks. 1579. aasta juulis varitsesid tema mehed tatarlasi, kes olid Rakvere linnusesse varjunud. Ivo tahtis vaenlased välja meelitada, kuid vend Christoffer nimetas teda argpüksiks ja tormas linnuse peale. Rünnak ebaõnnestus, Christoffer langes ja Ivo võeti koos 59 mehega vangi. Ta viidi Pihkvasse ja hukati tsaar Ivan IV silme all; kuuldavasti valati talle suhu sulametalli.
Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Ivo Schenkenberg (after Balthasar Russow's chronicle) ↗