Holy War in the Baltic and the Battle of Lyndanise 1219 / / Carsten Selch Jensen.
In June 1219 Danish crusaders fought a vicious battle against local pagan warriors at the place in northern Estonia where Tallinn now lies. The battle—known then as the Battle of Lyndanise—was a narrow victory for the crusaders and eventually turned out to be a pivotal event in the national historie...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leeds : : ARC Humanities Press, , [2024] ©2024 |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | War and Conflict in Premodern Societies
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction HOLY WAR IN THE BALTIC AND THE BATTLE OF LYNDANISE 1219
- Chapter 1 FOREIGN SHORES—FOREIGN PEOPLE THE MEDIEVAL BALTIC AND ITS PEOPLE
- Chapter 2 FIGHTING GOD’S WAR PAPAL CRUSADING POLITICS IN THE BALTIC FROM THE EARLY 1100s UNTIL THE EARLY 1200s
- Chapter 3 A SOCIETY ORGANIZED FOR WAR DENMARK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY
- Chapter 4 COMPETING POWERS THE GERMAN MISSION IN LIVONIA AND THE INITIAL QUEST FOR ESTONIA
- Chapter 5 WAGING WAR IN THE WILDERNESS WESTERN MILITARY TRADITIONS MEET BALTIC TRADITIONS
- Chapter 6 THE DANISH EXPEDITION TO ESTONIA IN 1219 AND THE BATTLE OF LYNDANISE
- Chapter 7 CONQUERING HEARTS AND MINDS THE AFTERMATH OF THE BATTLE
- Conclusion A PENNY IN THE BOX HOW ESTONIA CAME TO SAVE DENMARK
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX