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  2. Livonians - Wikipedia

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    The clearest expression of this revival was the establishment on April 2, 1923 of the Livonian Society (Livonian: Līvõd Īt, Latvian: Līvu savienība), which considered itself the representative of the Livonian people. Also, a Livonian language choir was founded and Livonian song festivals were held along the entire Livonian Coast.

  3. Livonian Order - Wikipedia

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    The Livonian Order was an autonomous branch of the Teutonic Order, [1] formed in 1237. From 1435 to 1561 it was a member of the Livonian Confederation.

  4. Livonia - Wikipedia

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    The Livonian Order was a largely autonomous branch of the Teutonic Knights (or Teutonic Order) and a member of the Livonian Confederation from 1418 to 1561. After being defeated by Lithuanian forces in the 1236 Battle of Saule, the remnants of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword were incorporated into the Teutonic Knights as the Livonian Order ...

  5. Thiess of Kaltenbrun - Wikipedia

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    Thiess of Kaltenbrunn (Kniedini), also spelled Thies, and commonly referred to as the Livonian werewolf, was a Livonian man who was put on trial for heresy in Jürgensburg, Swedish Livonia, in 1692. At the time in his eighties, Thiess openly proclaimed himself to be a werewolf ( wahrwolff ), claiming that he ventured into Hell with other ...

  6. Livonian - Wikipedia

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    Livonian may refer to: Livonians, the Livonian people; Livonian language, a Finnic language native to the Livonian Coast of the Gulf of Riga;

  7. Livonian Crusade - Wikipedia

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    The main source of information on the Livonian crusade is the Livonian Chronicle of Henry, written in c. 1229 by Henry of Latvia (Henricus de Lettis). [5] In his chronicle, the author notes that he penned it down at the urging of his lords and companions, including his former teacher bishop Albert of Riga, who receives much praise throughout the text, that is internally divided according to ...

  8. Livonian Brothers of the Sword - Wikipedia

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    The Livonian Brothers of the Sword (Latin: Fratres militiæ Christi Livoniae, German: Schwertbrüderorden) was a Catholic military order established in 1202 during the Livonian Crusade by Albert, the third bishop of Riga [1] [2] (or possibly by Theoderich von Treydend). Pope Innocent III sanctioned the establishment in 1204 for the second time.

  9. Caupo of Turaida - Wikipedia

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    Caupo was the first prominent Livonian to be christened. [2] He was probably baptized around 1191 by Theoderic of Turaida, a preacher who would later become the abbot of Daugavgrīva Abbey . [ 3 ] He became an ardent Christian and a friend of Albert of Buxhoeveden , Bishop of Riga , who, in 1203–1204, took him on a journey to Rome and ...