Baltic Crusades and Societal Innovation in Medieval Livonia, 1200-1350.

• Superior document: The Northern World
• Author: Selart, Anti.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: The Northern World
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (415 pages)

"The Baltic Crusades in the thirteenth century led to the creation of the medieval state of Livonia. But what happened after the conquest? The contributors to this volume analyse the cultural, societal, economic and technological changes in the Baltic Sea region c. 1200-1350. The chapters focus on innovations and long-term developments which were important in integrating the area into medieval European society more broadly, while also emphasising the traditional divide of the Livonian post-crusade society into native victims and foreign victors. The process of multilateral negotiations and adaptions created a synthesis which was not necessarily an outcome of the wars but also a manifestation of universal innovation processes in northern Europe"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Live in Livonia : after the crusades : introduction / Anti Selart -- Domesticating Europe : novel cultural influences in the Late Iron Age Eastern Baltic / Tõnno Jonuks -- Exploiting the conquerors : sociopolitical strategies of Estonian elites during the crusades and Christianisation, 1200-1300 / Kristjan Kaljusaar -- Livonian economic resources, 1200-1350 : redistribution and expansion / Anti Selart -- Missed patronage? Princely support for church institutions and military religious orders in Livonia / Mihkel Mäesalu -- From prehistory to history : money in Livonia in the thirteenth century / Ivar Leimus -- The legal status of women in Livonia, 1200-1400 / Vija Stikāne -- 'Local' characteristics of the medieval Livonian town / Arvi Haak -- Advancement of craftsmanship and manufacturing in medieval Livonia / Andres Tvauri -- The formation, establishment, and personal networks of Livonian cathedral chapters, 1190-1350 / Madis Maasing -- Changing aliens, changing natives : Baltic crusades and societal innovation in medieval Livonia : conclusion / Christian Lübke.