Lyndanisse

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Lyndanisse is the historical name for the area of present-day Tallinn, Estonia, known as the site of a pivotal 13th-century battle between Danish forces and local Estonian tribes.

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Lyndanisse canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former settlement
historical place
associatedWith Danish Crusades in the Baltic
King Valdemar II of Denmark
Northern Crusades
associatedWithEvent Battle of Lyndanisse (1219)
associatedWithSymbol Dannebrog
linked to: Danish flag
battleDate 1219
combatant Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark

local Estonian tribes
country Estonia
hasLanguageOrigin historical Danish and Low German usage
hasLegend origin of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
historicalContext Christianization of Estonia
expansion of Danish influence in the Baltic region
historicalNameOf Tallinn
knownFor Battle of Lyndanisse
Danish conquest of northern Estonia
locatedIn Northern Estonia
linked to: northern Estonia

present-day Tallinn
linked to: Tallinn
locatedOn southern coast of the Gulf of Finland
partOf Danish Estonia
linked to: Swedish Estonia
presentDayCity Tallinn
presentDayCountry Republic of Estonia
linked to: Estonia
region Harju County (modern administrative region containing Tallinn)
linked to: Harju maakond
relatedTo Danish Estonia (medieval dominion)
linked to: Duchy of Estonia

Toompea (historic hill and stronghold in Tallinn)
linked to: Toompea
resultOfBattle Danish victory
establishment of Danish rule over northern Estonia
strategicImportance control of Baltic Sea trade routes
fortified coastal position
timePeriod 13th century

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Battle of Lyndanisse location Lyndanisse
Battle of Tallinn location Lyndanisse