Battle of Lyndanisse 1219
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1219 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | Estonia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Northern Crusades | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Harjumaa, Kingdom of Denmark, Revala | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 59.4353, 24.7394 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Lyndanisse or Lindanise was fought on 15 June 1219 during the North Crusades, between the forces of the invading Kingdom of Denmark and the local non-Christian Estonians. The Danish victory in the battle, at the site of the later Hanseatic city of Reval (now Tallinn, Estonia) helped King Valdemar II of Denmark to subsequently claim the territory of northern Estonia as his participation in the crusade into Estonia had been undertaken in response to calls from the Pope.
The 1219 Battle of Lyndanisse is still well known to this day, especially amongst Danes and Estonians, because of a popular legend about the first ever Danish flag, the Dannebrog, which allegedly fell from the sky, as an apparently helpful divine intervention, just when the Danish Crusaders were about to lose the battle to the local pagans.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Lyndanisse (revision 1380214772), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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