Nils Holger Petersen

Carsten Selch Jensen

Kurt Villads Jensen

Tuomas M S Lehtonen

Tracey Sands

This volume addresses the history of saints and sainthood in the Middle Ages in the Baltic Region, with a special focus on the cult of saints in Russia, Prussia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, and Latvia (Livonia). Essays explore such topics as the introduction of foreign (and "old") saints into new regions, the creation of new local cults of saints in newly Christianized regions, the role of the cult of saints in the creation of political and lay identities, and the potential role of saints in times of war.

Identity, Literacy, and Communication in the Middle Ages

Saints and Sainthood around the Baltic Sea

Linda Kaljundi

Marek Tamm

The Chronicle of Henry of Livonia was written by a missionary priest in the early thirteenth century to record the history of the crusades to Livonia and Estonia in around 1186-1227. While recent years have produced a significant amount of new research into Henry of Livonia, much of it has been limited to particular historical traditions and languages. A key objective of this book is to synthesise the current state of research for the international scholarly audience.

A Companion to the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia

Crusading and Chronicle Writing on the Medieval Baltic Frontier

Carsten Selch Jensen

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