The order of Livonian Brothers of the Sword or Sword Brethren, formally known as The Militia of Christ of Livonia was a Catholic military order of German crusading knights established in 1202 in Livon
A Teutonic Knight on the left and a Swordbrother on the right.
Battle of Saule
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The Battle of Saule was fought on 22 September 1236, between the Livonian Brothers of the Sword and pagan troops of Samogitians and Semigallians. Between 48 and 60 knights were killed, including the L
Livonian Brothers of the Sword
…Baltic and Finnic pagans in the area of modern-day Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Following their defeat by the Samogitians and Semigallians in the Battle of Saule in 1236, the remnants of the order were disbanded by the Pope in 1237 when some of the surviving sword brethren were allowed to return to Germany and…
Supposed site of the battle, near Jauniūnai