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The island is called Saaremaa in modern Estonian and Saarenmaa in Finnish — literally "land of the isle" or "land of the island", [3] i.e. the same as the ancient Scandinavian name for the island. The old Scandinavian name is also the origin of the island's name in Danish Øsel, German and Swedish Ösel, Gutnish Oysl, and in Latin, Osilia.
The Salme ships are two clinker-built ships of Scandinavian origin discovered in 2008 and 2010 near the village of Salme on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia.Both ships were used for ship burials here around AD 700–750 in the Nordic Iron Age and contained the remains of 41 warriors killed in battle, as well as 6 dogs, 2 hunting hawks and numerous weapons and other artifacts.
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John I of Sweden invades Läänemaa, but is defeated by troops from Saaremaa in the Battle of Lihula. 1221: Estonians besiege Tallinn. 1222: The invading Danish troops are defeated by Estonians in Saaremaa. 1223: 29 January: Estonians defeat the Sword Brothers in the Battle of Viljandi and the entire Southern Estonia is liberated.
In 1206, the Danish army led by king Valdemar II and Andreas, the Bishop of Lund landed on Saaremaa and attempted to establish a stronghold, but without success. In 1216 the Livonian Brothers of the Sword and the bishop Theodorich joined forces and invaded Saaremaa over the frozen sea. The following spring the Oeselians raided the territories ...
History of Saaremaa (7 P) K. Kuressaare (2 C, 14 P) S. Saaremaa Parish (2 C, 538 P) Pages in category "Saaremaa" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of ...
The Valjala Stronghold was founded in the 12th century, and by the time of the crusades had become the main fortress of the island of Saaremaa. [1] It was a ringfort with a courtyard area of 3,600 m 2 (39,000 sq ft), and the only stone castle on Saaremaa. [2] [3] The nearby Lõve River was an actively used waterway for the Oeselians. [4]
According to a theory proposed by Lennart Meri, it is possible that Saaremaa was the legendary Thule island, first mentioned by ancient Greek geographer Pytheas, whereas the name "Thule" could have been connected to the Finnic word tule ("(of) fire") and the folklore of Estonia, which depicts the birth of the crater lake in Kaali. Kaali was ...