So-called “duke’s graves” are a very rare find for archaeologists. These graves of distinguished persons include extraordinarily rich grave contents. They date back to the first millennium AD, and we know nothing about this period’s dukes and elite. One such grave was found in Taurapilis. It surprised even seasoned scientists: a forty-year-old man was buried with a young horse, his clothes were decorated with several dozen metal artefacts, a massive sword and an iron-bound drinking horn were placed at his right hip. As was discovered later, some decorations were silver or even gold, brought from Western or Central Europe, from the banks of the Danube, which even raised a question about his origin—perhaps he was not a local resident? After all, at that time, a thousand and a half years ago, there were roaming looters in Europe, who might have come to Lithuania. According to archaeologists, this man was probably a great military commander, and people with horses buried in other graves around him were his armed entourage of mounted warriors. If scientists confirm that it was a Baltic military leader, we can imagine in what distant raids he took part, and perhaps even fought with Germanic or other troops!