-
Tavastians (Finnish: hämäläiset; Swedish: Tavaster) are a
Finnish tribe (heimo) and a
modern subgroup of the
Finnish people. They live in
areas of the...
- The
Tavastian uprising, also
sometimes called the Häme uprising, was a
uprising by
Tavastians in Tavastia,
Finland in the
winter of 1236–1237. The rebellion...
- that is not
found in
standard Finnish,
Tavastian min
nimei 'my name' (standard Finnish:
minun nimi).
Tavastians "Finnish
dialects -
Institute for the Languages...
- Erikskrönikan. As
described by the Erikskrönikan, the
Swedes defeated the
Tavastians under the
leadership of
Birger Jarl.
Sweden had held a
foothold within...
- Latin: Tavastia)
Tavastia (historical province), a
historical territory of
Tavastians,
later province of the
kingdom of Sweden,
located in modern-day Finland...
-
Finnish Karelia, as the Kymi
River served as the
boundary between the
Tavastians and the
Karelians during the
Middle Ages. However, the
Karelian presence...
- The
Livonian Crusade was
ongoing and the
Finnish tribes such as the
Tavastians and
Karelians were in
frequent conflicts with
Novgorod and with each other...
- but some
Tavastians also
moved to
their hunting grounds in the same area. At the time, it was
possible to
distinguish Savonians and
Tavastians just by...
-
Finns proper themselves became divided geographically in
three parts:
Tavastians: The
tribes who went
inland to Tavastia;
Southwestern Finns: The tribes...
-
Agricola mentions in his New
Testament that
Finnish tribes are Finns,
Tavastians and Karelians. The same
division can also be seen in
typical brooches...
