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Encyclopedia > Estonian pirates

Estonian pirates appear at least twice in history and legend.


Snorri Sturluson relates in his Ynglinga saga that the Swedish king Ingvar (7th century), the son of Östen, was a great warrior who had to spend time patrolling the shores of his kingdom fighting Estonian pirates. Snorri Sturluson (1178 – September 23, 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet and politician. ... The Ynglinga saga was originally written in Old Norse by the Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson about 1225. ... Ingvar or Yngvar Harra, Proto-Norse *Ingu-Hariz (d. ... The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... Östen or Eystein (d. ...


In 1187, the Swedish town of Sigtuna was attacked by Baltic-Finnish raiders from Karelia, Couronia or Estonia. Among the casualties of this raid was the Swedish archbishop Johannes. It remained occupied for some time. This contributed to the diminishing of its commercial importance in the 13th century, in favor of Uppsala, Visby, Kalmar and Stockholm.[1] // Events May 1 - Battle of Cresson - Saladin defeats the crusaders July 4 - Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, at the Battle of Hattin. ... Sigtuna is a city in central Sweden in the metropolitan area of Stockholm. ... Map showing the parts Karelia is traditionally divided into. ... Courland, Kurland, Couronia, or Curonia, a former Baltic province of the Teutonic Order state in Livonia (ca. ... Johannes was the second Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden. ... Uppsala (older spelling Upsala) is a Swedish City in central Sweden, located about 70 km north of Stockholm. ... Visby is the largest city on the Swedish island of Gotland;it is arguably the best-preserved medieval town in Scandinavia, and has become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ... Kalmar is a city in SmÃ¥land in south east Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ...


Notes

  1. ^ The raid on Sigtuna

 

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