History of the Crusades

the Crusades Episode 287, the Baltic Crusades, the Samagitzian Crusade Part 19, Samagitzian Defiance.

Hello again.

Last time we saw Yagila unite the Kingdom of Poland

and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania when he converted to Christianity, married the young Polish

Queen and was then crowned the King of Poland.

So in a shock move, one of the pagan nations, which has been the subject of

crusading campaigns by the Teutonic Order, is now officially a Christian nation with Yogila promising to convert the

Lithuanians to Christianity. Likewise, Yoga was making encouraging noises about Samagetsia also converting to Christianity.

With the last two remaining pagan regions in the Baltics, about to become full of happy,

pious Latin Christians,

Yuguyla merrily pointed out to the Teutonic Order that the Baltic Crusades were over and that the

order itself no longer had any reason to continue to exist. However, just as fervently, the Grand Master of the Order,

Conrad Zolna von Rothenstein, was telling anyone who would listen that the opposite was in fact happening.

The Grand Master had been invited to Yagila's wedding, but had turned down the invitation. Instead, he began to spread word

that Yagila's conversion to Christianity was a sham and that he seriously doubted that the pagan

Lithuanians would be converting to Christianity any time soon. And as for Samagetia, well the Grand Master stated that

Yogila had absolutely no authority in Samagetia whatsoever. The only possible leader the Samagetians would accept was Vy tortoise and not only was Vy tortis spending all his time in his new home sweet home in the restless

borderlands far away from Samagetia Vitortis had converted to Christianity but had then become a pagan again so good luck

with getting any of the Samagetsians to convert. In relation to Samagitsia at least, the Grand Master had a point. It really didn't

look like anyone was going to be getting Samagetsia to convert to Christianity anytime soon.

As for bringing Christianity to Lithuania,

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