Battle of Lyndanisse
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The Battle of Lyndanisse was a 1219 clash near present-day Tallinn in which Danish forces under King Valdemar II defeated Estonian pagans, later becoming legendary as the moment when the Danish flag, the Dannebrog, miraculously fell from the sky.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Lyndanisse canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| aftermath | foundation of Danish stronghold at Tallinn ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Tallinn
ⓘ
Lindanise battle ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Tallinn
ⓘ
Toompea Castle ⓘ
surface form:
Toompea Hill
|
| associatedWith |
Danish flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Dannebrog
Valdemar II of Denmark ⓘ |
| chronology | 13th century ⓘ |
| combatant |
Danish forces
ⓘ
Estonian pagans ⓘ |
| commander | Valdemar II of Denmark ⓘ |
| conflict | Danish–Estonian conflicts ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Estonian pagan tribes
ⓘ
Denmark ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Denmark
|
| date | 1219 ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | formal Danish overlordship in northern Estonia ⓘ |
| hasCulturalMeaning | origin myth of Denmark’s national flag ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Danish forces
ⓘ
Estonian forces ⓘ |
| hasTheme | Christianization of the Baltic region ⓘ |
| influenced |
Danish national identity
ⓘ
symbolic status of the Dannebrog ⓘ |
| involvedReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Estonian paganism ⓘ |
| legend | Danish flag miraculously fell from the sky ⓘ |
| location |
Lyndanisse
ⓘ
near present-day Tallinn ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Danish and Estonian historical tradition ⓘ |
| outcome | establishment of Danish rule in Tallinn area ⓘ |
| partOf |
Danish conquest of Estonia
ⓘ
Northern Crusades ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Danish expeditions to Estonia ⓘ |
| recordedIn | medieval chronicles ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
history of Denmark
ⓘ
history of Estonia ⓘ history of Tallinn ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian crusade against pagan Estonians ⓘ |
| result | Danish victory ⓘ |
| significance |
associated with the origin legend of the Dannebrog
ⓘ
led to Danish control over northern Estonia ⓘ |
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