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Oeselians or
Osilians is a
historical name for the
people who
prior to the
Northern Crusades in the 13th
century lived in the
Estonian island of Saaremaa...
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January 1227.
After the
surrender of two
major Oeselian strongholds, Muhu and Valjala, the
Oeselians formally accepted Christianity. In 1236,
after the...
- in 1236,
Oeselians rebelled. The
conflict was
ended by a
treaty that was
signed by the
Oeselians and the
Master of the Order. The
Oeselians along with...
- and by
Estonians from the
island of Saaremaa,
known as
Oeselians. In 1187
Estonians (
Oeselians),
Curonians or/and
Karelians sacked Sigtuna,
which was...
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destruction of the
nearby German colonies".
According to the plan, the
Oeselians were to
close the
Daugava River estuary and
besiege the city of Riga,...
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ancestry and
Russian admixture.
Faroese people Geats Gotlander Gutasaga Oeselians Proto-Norse
language Scandinavian prehistory Swedes (Germanic tribe) Ushkuiniks...
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presence in the
province of Wiek, but his
troops were
defeated by the
Oeselians in the
Battle of
Lihula in 1220. Revelia, Harrien, and Vironia, the whole...
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about a
mountain and a
forest where a god
named Tharapita,
worshipped by
Oeselians, had been born. The
solstice festival of
Midsummer (Estonian: Jaanipäev)...
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powerful House of Bjelbo, also
remained in the castle. On 8
August a
combined Oeselian and
Rotalian army
encircled the
castle at dawn. The
castle was set ablaze...
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carry out a raid
against the
Oeselians (Estonian
inhabitants of the
island of Saaremaa), but were
attacked by
Oeselian ships. The
sides of the two ships...
