Medieval Livonia : history, society and economy of a territory on the Baltic frontier / edited by Anti Selart and Alan V. Murray.

Other author Selart, Anti, editor.
Other author Murray, Alan V., editor.
Format Book
PublicationTurnhout, Belgium : Brepols Publishers, 2025.
Description412 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm.
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Uniform titleEesti ajalugu II, Eesti keskaeg. English
SeriesOutremer : studies in the Crusades and the Latin East ;
Outremer (Turnhout, Belgium) ; v. 18. ^A1324946
Contents The Crusades and the conquest of Livonia / Anti Selart [and three others] -- Continuity and change in the thirteenth century / Heiki Valk & Anti Selart -- Bishoprics and cathedral chapters / Tiina Kala -- The Teutonic Order in Livonia / Juhan Kreem -- The nobility and its corporations / Juhan Kreem -- The towns / Juhan Kreem, Anu Mänd & Tina Kala -- The struggle for dominance, 1300-1400 / Anti Selart -- The fragile balance of power, 1400-1550 / Juhan Kreem -- Population / Anti Selark [and three others] -- The rural economy and village life / Inna Pöltsam-Jürjo, Anti Selart & Ivar Leimus -- Trade and finance / Ivar Leimus -- Crafts and industry / Anu Mänd & Erki Russow -- The church and religious life / Tiina Kala [and four others] -- Written culture / Tiina Kala & Marek Tamm -- Urban culture / Anu Mänd [and three others] -- The rural world / Heiki Valk & Kersti Markus -- Appendix : Bishops, Masters of the Sword Brethren and Livonian Masters of the Teutonic Order.
Subject 'The territory known as Livonia, on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, emerged as a result of the Baltic Crusades in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. It was a region of multiple nations, languages and cultures, and the scene of their mutual interaction, connected to the Holy Roman Empire, the papal curia, Scandinavia and Lithuania, and mediating the Hanseatic trade with Russia. This book is a significant new study of the multiple facets of Baltic history, taking in social history, urban and rural culture, peasant economy and literacy, with novel perspectives on crusading, political history and the chief agents of power, notably the Teutonic Order. This first comprehensive treatment of Livonian history in English will serve as a valuable source of information for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as a resource for studying the Baltic Crusades and crusader territories in general.' -- Publisher's details.
General note"This book is an English version of a collaborative work originally written in Estonian as Eesti ajalugu II : Eesti keskaeg (Estonian History II : Medieval Estonia), pubished by the University of Tartu in 2012."--Page 15.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9782503578064
ISBN2503578063 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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