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245 14 a| The black cross :b| a history of the Baltic crusades /c| Aleksander Pluskowski.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Yale University Press,c| [2026];

300 a| xiii, 447 pages, 16 unpaged leaves of plates :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Holy War in Northern Europe -- Confronting paganism: territorial Christianity in the north -- The first crusade in the north: conquering the Wends -- Precarious frontiers: from the oder to the vistula -- From pagans to crusaders:Scandinavian expansion in the Baltic -- Militarised Christianity in the North -- Terra Marian: creating Livonia -- Black Cross ascendant: conquering Prussia -- Fortresses of heaven: religious rule in the medieval Baltic -- Apocalypse then? The "Eternal Crusade" against Lithuania -- Worlds in Transition -- The Hanseatic world: migrants and indigenes in the medieval Baltic -- Old gods, new gods: religion and indigenous resilience -- Holy war in crisis: rebellion and reformation -- From Black Cross to Iron Cross -- Ancestral struggles: reimagining the Baltic crusades -- From Aryan crusades to European heritage: the Baltic crusades rehabilitated;

520 a| A comprehensive history of the Baltic Crusades, examining how medieval holy wars waged by Catholic powers against pagan societies reshaped northern Europe between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. Focusing on the role of the Teutonic Order, the book traces how conquest, conversion, and colonization transformed the Baltic region's political, religious, and cultural landscapes, and explores how the crusades' legacy was later reinterpreted for modern nationalist and ideological purposes.;

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The black cross : a history of the Baltic crusades / Aleksander Pluskowski.

Author/creator	Pluskowski, Aleksander author.
Format	Book
Publication	New York : Yale University Press, [2026]
Copyright Date	©2026
Description	xiii, 447 pages, 16 unpaged leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects	Teutonic Knights--History. Crusades. Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500. Christianity and other religions--Paganism. --History. Nationalism--Europe. --History. --20th century. Baltic States--To 1500.

Contents	Holy War in Northern Europe -- Confronting paganism: territorial Christianity in the north -- The first crusade in the north: conquering the Wends -- Precarious frontiers: from the oder to the vistula -- From pagans to crusaders:Scandinavian expansion in the Baltic -- Militarised Christianity in the North -- Terra Marian: creating Livonia -- Black Cross ascendant: conquering Prussia -- Fortresses of heaven: religious rule in the medieval Baltic -- Apocalypse then? The "Eternal Crusade" against Lithuania -- Worlds in Transition -- The Hanseatic world: migrants and indigenes in the medieval Baltic -- Old gods, new gods: religion and indigenous resilience -- Holy war in crisis: rebellion and reformation -- From Black Cross to Iron Cross -- Ancestral struggles: reimagining the Baltic crusades -- From Aryan crusades to European heritage: the Baltic crusades rehabilitated
Abstract	A comprehensive history of the Baltic Crusades, examining how medieval holy wars waged by Catholic powers against pagan societies reshaped northern Europe between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. Focusing on the role of the Teutonic Order, the book traces how conquest, conversion, and colonization transformed the Baltic region's political, religious, and cultural landscapes, and explores how the crusades' legacy was later reinterpreted for modern nationalist and ideological purposes.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9780300279061
ISBN	030027906X (hardcover)

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