History of the Crusades

the Crusades Episode 216, the Baltic Crusades, the Levonian Crusade Part 22, changing fortunes.

Hello again.

Last week we saw Fortune smile down upon the native Estonians and Fortune scow menacingly at King Valderma II of Denmark and the Sword

Brothers.

By the end of last week's episode we saw the Estonians, sparked by an uprising on the island of

Isul, take back much of Estonia. While Revile still remains in Danish hands, the King of Denmark

himself has been kidnapped and is currently languishing as a captive inside a castle in the Holy Roman Empire, and the

Sword Brothers have pretty much been forced to relinquish their hold on the Estonian regions of Ungarnia and Sakalia.

Now, unsurprisingly, the Sword Brothers would like to retake

Ungarnia and Sakalia from the Estonians.

But with their numbers slashed from losses incurred during the recent

uprisings, they need outside assistance to do so.

With King Valdemar out of the picture, really the only option available to the Sword Brothers is to seek assistance

from neighbouring Livonia. Now as we all know Bishop Albert isn't exactly a fan of the military order he founded.

Likewise the citizens and fighting men of Livonia aren't exactly fans of the Sword Brothers either.

Bishop Albert is currently away on his annual recruitment drive, so the Master of the Sword Brothers

travelled to Riga to meet with representatives from the local community.

Now, just as an aside here, Lovonia at this point in time seems to be making its decisions

in a very unfutal-like manner.

Perhaps due to the fact that the community is comprised of a number of completely separate groups, all trying to forge an existence in a challenging

environment, they seem to make most of their decisions in a cooperative manner. After consultation with the men of the church, the

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