Jensen Holy War in the Baltic and the Battle of Lyndanise 1219

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-80270-191-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 154 Seiten

Reihe: War and Conflict in Premodern Societies

This book explores the profound impact the Battle of Lyndanise in 1219 (on the site of Tallinn today) had on both Denmark and Estonia from the thirteenth century to the present day.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jensen, Carsten Selch

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Museumskunde, Materielle Kultur, Erinnerungskultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Holy War in the Baltic and the Battle of Lyndanise 1219 Chapter 1: Foreign Shores—Foreign People: the Medieval Baltic and its People Chapter 2: Fighting God’s War: Papal Crusading Politics in the Baltic from the Early 1100s until the Early 1200s Chapter 3: A Society Organized for War: Denmark at the Beginning of the Thirteenth Century Chapter 4: Competing Powers: the German Mission in Livonia and the Initial Quest for Estonia Chapter 5: Waging War in the Wilderness: Western Military Traditions Meets Baltic Traditions Chapter 6: The Danish Expedition to Estonian in 1219 and the Battle of Lyndanise Chapter 7: Conquering Hearts and Minds: the Aftermath of the Battle Conclusion: A Penny in the Box: How Estonia came to Save Denmark—a Sort of Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Carsten Selch Jensen is a professor and dean at the Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen. He has published extensively on the Baltic Crusades.