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The Viking Age in Estonia was a period in the history of Estonia, part of the Viking Age (793–1066 AD). [1] It was not a unified country at the time, and the area of Ancient Estonia was divided among loosely allied regions. [2]
In Viking Age literature, the inhabitants were often included under the name "Vikings from Estonia", [2] as written by Saxo Grammaticus in the late 12th century. The earliest known use of the word in the form of "Oeselians" in writing was by Henry of Livonia in the 13th century.
Estonia constitutes one of the richest territories in the Baltic for hoards from the 11th and the 12th centuries. The earliest coin hoards found in Estonia are Arabic Dirhams from the 8th century. The largest Viking Age hoards found in Estonia have been at Maidla and Kose. Out of the 1500 coins published in catalogues, 1000 are Anglo-Saxon. [21]
During the Viking Age, Estonia was a Finnic area divided between two major cultural regions, a coastal and an inland one, corresponding to the historical cultural and linguistic division between Northern and Southern Estonian. [72] These two areas were further divided between loosely allied regions. [73]
Treaty of Tartu which gives Estonia recognition by Soviet Russia. 15 June: Adoption of the Constitution of Estonia, which came into effect on 21 December. [9] 1921: January: Estonia is recognized as an independent state, and starts its pursuit to join League of Nations. [1] 1922: 22 September: Estonia joins the League of Nations. 1933: 14–16 ...
During the Viking Age, Estonia was a region of active trade, with exports such as iron, furs, and honey. Imports included fine goods like silk, jewelry, glass, and Ulfberht swords. Estonian burial sites from this era often contain both individual and collective graves, with artifacts such as weapons and jewelry that reflect the shared material ...
Archaeologists in Denmark have unearthed more than 50 “exceptionally well preserved” skeletons in a large Viking-era burial ground in the east of the country.. A team from Museum Odense have ...
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.