The Clash between Pagans and Christians: The Baltic Crusades from 1147-1309
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2014-05
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The Ohio State University
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This research re-evaluates the Baltic Crusades from 1147-1309, and it studies the economic, religious, and political motivations of the crusaders, Emperor Frederick II, and the Teutonic Order. The article compares the German nobles power vis รก vis the emperor and how their ongoing power struggle altered the Baltic Crusades. It further studies the evolution of religious ideas and how they affected Christian justifications for war during this time.
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Northern Crusades, Baltic Crusades, Teutonic Order, Teutonic Knights, Imperial Germany