Tag Archives: Crusades
Baltic Germans
In late Medieval age Holy German Empire became overpopulated. People had trouble finding land and jobs in the cities. In families with more than two children the third son was unable to inherit land from his family. So many … Continue reading
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Old Prussians
Today there are two remaining Baltic nations- Latvians and Lithuanians. But in 13. century there was a third tribe living in present-day Kaliningrad oblast in Russia and Poland. They were Prussians- Pruzzen in German. Prussians encountered the German Crusader aggression … Continue reading
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The Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The Crusades in Latvian land ended in Crusader win and Early Latvian enslavement. Same thing happened to Estonians, but closest Latvian nation the Lithuania could withstand the Crusader attack and form a unified country which was one of the largest … Continue reading
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The last resistance of Semigallians
As said earlier the divided Early Latvian tribes could not form a united resistance against Crusader aggression. The battle of Saule benefited Lithuanians more than Semigallians or Curonians. The victory of Alexander Nevsky was more vital for Russians. Those … Continue reading
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The legend of Alexander Nevsky
In this blog we mainly are concerning history of Latvian nation, but no history of any nation cannot be complete without mentioning its neighboring nations. Russia is our biggest neighbor, and has always interfered in our national and cultural territory … Continue reading
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