Seeing no hope, the defenders decided to burn their property and commit mass suicide. Wigand described a Lithuanian duke (his name was skipped in the surviving Latin translation of Wigand's chronicle) who continued to resist until the end.
Seeing no hope, the defenders chose to burn their possessions and commit mass suicide. Wigand described a Lithuanian duke (his name was omitted in the surviving Latin translation of Wigand's chronicle) who continued to resist until the very end.