This book explores the profound impact the Battle of Lyndanise in 1219 (on the site of Tallinn today) had on both Denmark and Estonia from the thirteenth century to the present day.

Jensen Carsten Selch :

Carsten Selch Jensen is a professor and dean at the Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen. He has published extensively on the Baltic Crusades.

Introduction: Holy War in the Baltic and the Battle of Lyndanise 1219

Chapter 1: Foreign Shores-Foreign People: the Medieval Baltic and its People

Chapter 2: Fighting God's War: Papal Crusading Politics in the Baltic from the Early 1100s until the Early 1200s

Chapter 3: A Society Organized for War: Denmark at the Beginning of the Thirteenth Century

Chapter 4: Competing Powers: the German Mission in Livonia and the Initial Quest for Estonia

Chapter 5: Waging War in the Wilderness: Western Military Traditions Meets Baltic Traditions

Chapter 6: The Danish Expedition to Estonian in 1219 and the Battle of Lyndanise

Chapter 7: Conquering Hearts and Minds: the Aftermath of the Battle

Conclusion: A Penny in the Box: How Estonia came to Save Denmark-a Sort of Conclusion