Swedish–Novgorodian Wars
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The Swedish–Novgorodian Wars were a series of armed conflicts in the 12th and 13th centuries between the Novgorod Republic and medieval Sweden over control of the Gulf of Finland. The area formed part
The fortress of Ladoga was built in stone in the 12th century and rebuilt about 400 years later.
Vyborg Castle was founded by the Swedes in 1293.
Oreshek, one of the fortresses built by Novgorodians to contain Swedish expansion.
Capture of Novgorod (1611)
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The capture of Novgorod occurred during the Time of Troubles, which entailed the Swedish occupation of Novgorod from July 1611 until its return to Russia in 1617 as a result of the Treaty of Stolbovo.
Swedish–Novgorodian Wars
…fall did not bring lasting peace, and hostilities continued between Muscovy (later the Tsardom of Russia) and Sweden until the early 19th century. Capture of Novgorod (1611) Finnish–Novgorodian wars – Conflicts between the Novgorod Republic and northern Finnic tribes in the 11th-13th centuries…
The siege of Novgorod in 1611, painting by Johan Hammer
Document from the Novgorod occupation archive. Held at the Swedish National Archive.