History of the Crusades

the Crusades Episode 200 and Episode 219, the Baltic Crusades, the Prussian Crusade,

the Prussian Crusade Part 1, pre-Christian Prussia.

Hello again.

Last week we saw King Vaudemar II of Denmark suffer a shock defeat at the Battle

of Borne-Hooved, which effectively spelled the end of the Danish occupation of Saxony.

We also saw the Pirates of Eal suffer a military loss at the hands of the Crusaders, which saw

them surrender and agree to accept Christianity. And then we waved goodbye to the

Livonian Crusade for the moment. But we are not finished with the

Livonian Crusade, not by a long shot. The Livonian Crusade in fact continues

on and off until the 16th century, But while we have spent the past 20 or so years in Lavonia and Estonia,

events have been taking place in other parts of the Baltic and it is to those events which we shall now turn.

So we will leave the Livonian Crusade on pause with the whole of Livonia and Estonia now Christianized with Bishop Albert

and the Sword Brothers still having major roles to play but with the region effectively under

people control following the intervention of William of Moderner.

Now we left the Livonian Crusade with the defeat of the pirates of Isal in the year 1227 and you will be pleased to know that the military campaign known to history as the Prussian

Crusade starts you guessed it in the year 1227. But unfortunately we aren't just going to jump straight in to the year 1227 and

continually along the timeline. Why? Well, because nothing would make any sense.

No, to understand the launch of the Prussian Crusade in the year 1227, we first need to delve into the background

of three very interesting subjects. To be more specific, we need to take a look at what's been happening in Prussia, what's

been happening in Poland and what's been happening with the Teutonic Knights. So without any further ado, let's get started.

Firstly, we'll orientate ourselves to exactly where Prussia is.

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