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Northern Crusades
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The Northern Crusades, or Baltic Crusades, were military campaigns conducted by several Catholic kingdoms and military orders in an effort to Christianize all the pagans around the southern and easter
Ruins of the castle in Sigulda from which the Livonian Order controlled the Gauja River valley for centuries.
Ruins of the castle in Sigulda from which the Livonian Order controlled the Gauja River valley for centuries.
Kuressaare Castle, Estonia, constructed by the Teutonic Order.
Kuressaare Castle, Estonia, constructed by the Teutonic Order.
Tērvete castle hill in 2010.
Tērvete castle hill in 2010.
First Swedish Crusade
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The First Swedish Crusade was a possibly mythical military expedition in the 1150s to Southwestern Finland by the Swedish king Eric IX and the English bishop Henry of Uppsala.
Northern Crusades
…1171 crusade bull, Non parum animus noster (Our mind is deeply [troubled/distressed]). However, others—such as the (possibly mythical) 12th-century First Swedish Crusade and several subsequent incursions undertaken by Scandinavian Christians against the then-pagan Finns—were dubbed "crusades" only in the 19th century…
Eric IX of Sweden and Bishop Henry en route to Finland. Late mediaeval depiction from Uppland.
Eric IX of Sweden and Bishop Henry en route to Finland. Late mediaeval depiction from Uppland.