Lyndanisse
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Lyndanisse is the historical name for the area of present-day Tallinn, Estonia, known as the site of a pivotal 13th-century battle between Danish forces and local Estonian tribes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lyndanisse canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former settlement
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Danish Crusades in the Baltic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Valdemar II of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Crusades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Lyndanisse (1219) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSymbol | Dannebrog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDate | 1219 ⓘ |
| combatant |
Kingdom of Denmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local Estonian tribes ⓘ |
| country | Estonia ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOrigin | historical Danish and Low German usage ⓘ |
| hasLegend | origin of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Christianization of Estonia
ⓘ
expansion of Danish influence in the Baltic region ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Tallinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Lyndanisse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danish conquest of northern Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Estonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Tallinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern coast of the Gulf of Finland ⓘ |
| partOf | Danish Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCity | Tallinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Republic of Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Harju County (modern administrative region containing Tallinn) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Danish Estonia (medieval dominion)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toompea (historic hill and stronghold in Tallinn) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOfBattle |
Danish victory
ⓘ
establishment of Danish rule over northern Estonia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Baltic Sea trade routes
ⓘ
fortified coastal position ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
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