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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...
- 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...
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target and
starting point for many raids.
Coastal Estonians,
particularly Oeselians from Saaremaa,
adopted Viking lifestyle.
Several Scandinavian sagas referred...
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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...
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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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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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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...
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century the
coasts of
western Scandinavia were
plundered by
Curonians and
Oeselians from the
eastern coast of the
Baltic Sea. In the 13th and 14th century...
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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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powerful House of Bjälbo, also
remained in the castle. On 8
August a
combined Oeselian and
Rotalian army
encircled the
castle at dawn. The
castle was set ablaze...
