Battle of the Neva
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The Battle of the Neva was fought between the Novgorod Republic, along with Karelians, and the Kingdom of Sweden, including Norwegian, Finnish and Tavastian forces, on the Neva River, near the settlem
Alexander Nevsky Fighting the Swedes, by Boris Chorikov
Battle of the Neva contributed to Alexander's sainthood
Second Swedish Crusade
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The Second Swedish Crusade was a military expedition by the Kingdom of Sweden into Tavastia in southern Finland described by Erik's Chronicle. According to the chronicle, the Swedes defeated the pagan
Battle of the Neva
…received papal authorization to launch a crusade. Probably in 1238 or 1239, they made a successful campaign into Tavastia in Finland, known as the "Second Swedish Crusade" in later historiography. In 1240, new campaigns began in the easternmost part of the Baltic region and the Swedes advanced further east. The Swedish…
Conquest of Häme by Joseph Alanen (1912)
A sculpted head in Varnhem Church, identified as the likeness of Birger Jarl, leader of the Crusade