Brethren of Teutonic knights and their image in the historical sources XIII-XV centuries

In clause the analysis of evolution of brotherhood of the Teutonic order and its image during XIII-XV centuries is presented. Leaning on a number of sources of the specified time period, the author has paid attention to evolution of brotherhood of the Teutonic award and its image from religious to more secular characteristics. Besides it the author suggests to consider brotherhood of the Orden as carriers crusades idea and, proceeding from it, to pay attention to perception their contemporaries. In clause change and members is traced attitudes to them on a background occuring secularization of culture.