Lembitu (year of birth unknown; died on September 21, 1217) was one of the best-known Estonian leaders in the fight against the conquest of German Sword Brethren in the beginning of the 13th century. September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... Events April 9 - Peter of Courtenay crowned emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople at Rome, by Pope Honorius III May 20 - First Barons War, royalist victory at Lincoln. ... The Livonian Brothers of the Sword (Latin Fratres militiae Christi, literally the brothers of the army of Christ), also known as the Christ Knights, Sword Brethren or The Militia of Christ of Livonia, was a military order started in 1202 by Albert von Buxhövden, bishop of Riga (or Prince-Bishop... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ...

Lembitu, also referred to in Estonian as Lembit and in Latin as Lambite, Lembito or Lembitus, was first mentioned in chronicles in the year 1211 with regard to a military expedition. In 1211, troops led by Lembitu destroyed a troop of missionaries in the historical Estonian eldership of Sakala and made a raid to the Pskov, then a town of Novgorod Republic. In 1215, Lembitu's Lehola (Leal) stronghold (situated near the present town of Suure-Jaani) was taken by Germans and Lembitu was captured as a prisoner. He was released in 1217. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Events The oldest extant double entry bookkeeping record dates from 1211 Canons regular of the Order of the Holy Cross founded September 14 1211 Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223) Mongol Empire - Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (from 1206 to 1227... Events The oldest extant double entry bookkeeping record dates from 1211 Canons regular of the Order of the Holy Cross founded September 14 1211 Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223) Mongol Empire - Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (from 1206 to 1227... (Eldership in English) Smallest administrative division of Lithuania. ... sakala (word) -- a Sanskrit word meaning all, everything; Sakala (district) -- ancient district in Estonia, now Viljandimaa; Sakala (heights) -- hills in Viljandimaa; Sakala (academic corporation) -- an Estonian academic corporation founded in Tartu 1909, named after Sakala (district); Sakala (newspaper) -- a newspaper founded by Carl Robert Jakobson in 1878. ... The Trinity Cathedral (1682-99) is a symbol of Pskovs former might and independence. ... Medieval walls of Novgorod City The Novgorod Feudal Republic (Новгородская феодальная республика in Russian, or Novgorodskaya feodalnaya respublika) was a powerful medieval state which stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains between the 12th and 15th century. ... // Events A certified copy of the Magna Carta June 15 - King John of England forced to put his seal to the Magna Carta, outlining the rights of landowning men (nobles and knights) and restricting the kings power. ... County Viljandi County Mayor Ülo Köst Area 2. ... Events April 9 - Peter of Courtenay crowned emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople at Rome, by Pope Honorius III May 20 - First Barons War, royalist victory at Lincoln. ...

Lembitu attempted the unification of all Estonians to stand against the German conquest. He managed to assemble an army of 6000 Estonian men from different counties but was killed in the following Battle of St. Matthew's Day in September, 1217. See also Northern Crusades. Events April 9 - Peter of Courtenay crowned emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople at Rome, by Pope Honorius III May 20 - First Barons War, royalist victory at Lincoln. ... The Teutonic knights in Pskov in 1240. ...