{"product_id":"the-northern-crusades-isbn-9780140266535","title":"The Northern Crusades","description":"The 'Northern Crusades', inspired by the Pope's call for a Holy War, are less celebrated than those in the Middle East, but they were also more successful: vast new territories became and remain Christian, such as Finland, Estonia and Prussia.  Newly revised in the light of the recent developments in Baltic and Northern medieval research, this authoritative overview provides a balanced and compelling account of a tumultuous era.List of Maps\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eChronological Table\u003cbr\u003eNorthern Rulers\u003cbr\u003eSpelling of Names\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. North-East Europe on the Eve of the Crusades\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLand and Sea\u003cbr\u003ePeoples\u003cbr\u003eInteractions\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Wendish Crusade in Theory and Practice, 1147-1185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Crusade of 1147\u003cbr\u003eSupporters and Chroniclers\u003cbr\u003eThe Slav Wars of Henry the Lion and Valdemar the Great\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The Armed Monks: Ideology and Efficiency\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVarieties of Monastic Knighthood, 1128-1237\u003cbr\u003eThe Monastic War-Machine, 1225-1309\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. The Conquest of the East Baltic Lands, 1200-1292\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLivonia\u003cbr\u003ePrussia\u003cbr\u003eEstonia\u003cbr\u003eFinland\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Theocratic Experiment, 1200-1273\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePopes and Leagues\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle for the Convert\u003cbr\u003eThe War on the Schismatics\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Lithuanian Crusade, 1283-1410\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Roads to Collision, 1203-1309\u003cbr\u003eThe Morality and Recruitment of the Crusade\u003cbr\u003eWars and Politics, 1304-1409\u003cbr\u003eStrategy and Tactics\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. The Crusade Against Novgorod, 1295-1378\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Debatable Lands\u003cbr\u003eThe Making of a Russo-Swedish Frontier, 1295-1326\u003cbr\u003eThe Crusades of King Magnus\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. The Crusading States of North-East Europe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSystems of Government\u003cbr\u003eConditions of Men\u003cbr\u003eCivilizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. The Withering of the Crusade, 1409-1525\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTannenberg and After, 1409-14\u003cbr\u003eConfrontations at Constance, 1414-18\u003cbr\u003eThe Survival and Extinction of the Order in Prussia, 1418-1525\u003cbr\u003eLivonia and the Russians, 1400-1562\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003eReferences to Sources\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\"The verve and vigour of Eric Christiansen's study illuminates developments vital in the early history of Eastern Europe and brings to life a story that had epic dimensions\"\u003cbr\u003e —Maurice Keen\u003cp\u003e\"For a one-volume history of the Northern Crusades, the reader has but one choice; this is it\"\u003cbr\u003e —William Urban in the \u003cb\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fine study of the Baltic conquest\"\u003cbr\u003e —Hans Eberhard Meyer in the \u003cb\u003eEnglish Historical Reivew\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Independent, erudite, lucid and witty … a narrative that never flags\"\u003cbr\u003e —Christpher Tyerman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating and elegant book\"\u003cbr\u003e —Geoffrey Wheatcroft in the \u003cb\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eERIC CHRISTIANSEN, a fellow of New College, Oxford, works mainly on Northern history in the Middle Ages.  He has lectured in London, Copenhagen and Florida, and is the author of The Origins of Military Power in Spain.  He lives in Oxford.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302635000037,"sku":"NP9780140266535","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140266535.jpg?v=1767740744","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-northern-crusades-isbn-9780140266535","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}