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The extent of Estonian territory in early medieval times is disputed but the nature of their religion is not. They were known to the Scandinavians as experts in wind-magic, as were the Sámi (known at the time as Finns) in the North. [11] The name Estonia was first mentioned by Cassiodorus in his book V. Letters 1–2 dating from the 6th ...
Revala [1] (also Rävälä, Latin: Revalia, [2] by Henry of Livonia Revele, by Danish Census Book Revælæ) was an Ancient Estonian county. It was located in northern Estonia, by the Gulf of Finland and corresponded roughly to the present territory of Harju County. It was conquered by the Danish in 1219 during the Estonian Crusade.
Estonia, [b] officially the Republic of Estonia, [c] is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. [d] It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia.
Fragments of the Wanradt–Koell Catechism (1535), the first book printed in Estonian. The history of Estonia forms a part of the history of Europe.Human settlement in what is now Estonia became possible 13,000–11,000 years ago, after the ice from the last glacial era had melted, and signs of the first permanent population in the region date from around 9000 BCE.
The population of Ancient Estonia in the late Iron Age, circa 1100 AD, is estimated to have been 150,000, with upper estimates around 180,000. [16] This is a five-fold increase from the approximately 30,000 inhabitants of the same area during the Roman Iron Age, circa 400 AD. [ 16 ]
Download QR code; Print/export ... Pages in category "History of Estonia by period" ... out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ancient Estonia; D.
Sakala County (Estonian: Sakala, Latin: Saccalia) [1] was an ancient Estonian county [2] that was first mentioned in print by Henry of Latvia in the early 13th century. [ 3 ] Geography
Christianity was brought to Estonia through the northern crusades, and brought about huge changes in the society, culture and architecture of Estonia. The influences came mainly from German-speaking areas and Scandinavia. The new religion prompted the erection of churches throughout present-day Estonia, beginning in the 13th century.