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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.
Pages in category "History of Saaremaa" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Operation Beowulf; K.
In old Scandinavian sagas, Saaremaa is called Eysysla which means exactly the same as the name of the island in Estonian: the district (land) of island. This is the origin of the island's name in German and Swedish, Ösel, Danish, Øsel, and in Latin Oesel.
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.
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 ...
A battle between Oeselian and Icelandic Vikings off Saaremaa is described in Njál's saga as occurring in 972 AD. About 1008, Olaf the Holy, later king of Norway, landed on Saaremaa. The Oesilians, taken by surprise, had at first agreed to pay the demands made by Olaf, but then gathered an army during the negotiations and attacked the Norwegians.
Saaremaa Parish, also known as Saaremaa Municipality (Estonian: Saaremaa vald), is a municipality in Saare County in western Estonia. It is the largest municipality by land area and largest rural municipality – or parish – by population in Estonia. The administrative centre of the municipality is its only town Kuressaare.
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