Viking Age in Estonia
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The Viking Age in Estonia was a period in the history of Estonia, part of the Viking Age. It was not a unified country at the time, and the area of Ancient Estonia was divided among loosely allied reg
The Iru hillfort in Northern Estonia
The site of one of the excavated Salme ships.
From Dirham hoards in Estonia
Oeselians
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Oeselians or Osilians is a historical name for the people who prior to the Northern Crusades in the 13th century lived in the Estonian island of Saaremaa – the Baltic Sea island was also referred as O
Viking Age in Estonia
…Viking Age can be attributed to the 1227 invasion of Saaremaa by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword who organized a major invasion in January. As the Oeselians were known as the infamous Estonian Vikings, who were a major naval power, then the crusaders were forced to invade the island during the winter as the…
The 1241 Treaty between Livonian Order, Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek and Oeselians at National Archives of Sweden
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