Holy war in the Baltic and the Battle of Lyndanise 1219

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Knygos / Books
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Holy war in the Baltic and the Battle of Lyndanise 1219
Alternative Title:
145 p
Authors:
Jensen, Carsten Selch
Publication Data:
Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, 2024.
Pages:
145 p
Series:
War and conflict in premodern societies
Contents:
List of Illustrations — Acknowledgments — Introduction. Holy War in the Baltic and the Battle of Lyndanise 1219 — Chapter 1. Foreign Shores-Foreign People — Chapter 2. Fighting God's War — Chapter 3. A Society Organized for War — Chapter 4. Competing Powers — Chapter 5. Waging War in the Wilderness — Chapter 6. The Danish Expedition to Estonia in 1219 and the Battle of Lyndanise — Chapter 7. Conquering Hearts and Minds — Conclusion. A Penny in the Box — Select Bibliography — Index.
Subject terms:
LT
Karybos istorija / History of war; 13 a. - 1569. Viduramžiai. LDK; Estija (Estonia).
Reviews:
Acta historica universitatis Klaipedensis. 2025, 46, Nexuses of interaction in the borderland between Lithuania and Prussia in the pre-industrial period, 191-197
Summary / Abstract:

ENIn 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 histories of both Denmark and Estonia as a milestone in the overall military conquest of the entire region by (mostly) western military powers. The main scope of this book is to present a study of this military conquest of Estonia around 1200 with a special focus on the Scandinavian involvement, enabling us to better understand the intense political, military, and religious changes that came to influence the region and its many people from the early high medieval period onwards.

DOI:
10.1515/9781802701913
ISBN:
9781802701913
Subject area:
Istorija / History
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2026-11-09 18:31:00
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