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In 1385 Lithuania(GDL) entered into a union with the Polish Kingdom, and the following year The Grand Duke of Lithuania, Jagaila, married the Queen of Poland and acceded to the Polish throne. He became a Christian, and changed his name to Uladyslaw Yaguella.
Jahaila(Yagailla) brought Christianity to the last pagan European country, Lithuania in 1387. It was understood by both nations that only by uniting, could they handle the powerful Knights. It was obvious that war could not be avoided between the two enemies.
In 1401 Jahaila left the title of Grand Duke of Lithuania to his cousin Vitaut the Great, so that he (Jahaila), could be free to concentrate on Polish affairs. King Jahaila(Yagailla) and Lithuanian Grand Duke Vitaut the Great (Witold) had difficulty in reconciling with the occupation of their lands, the massacres of innocent citizens in villages near the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic borders. They were also conscious that the Order was gaining power year by year, preparing to conquer Eastern Europe. There was peace for a time after the union of Lithuania and Poland, but in 1398 the Teutonic knights invaded Lithuanian and Polish territory, and occupied the areas of Zemaitija (Zmudzi), Santok, and Drezdenko. The Polish-Lithuanian State considered Zemaitija to be part of its own territory, of course, and not only a cold war started between the Polish-Lithuanian State and the Teutonic Order.
The Poles and Lithuanians realised they were not strong enough to oppose the terror which the knights visited on the far fringes of their land, and had to bear the invasions and insults in silence.