Description
| Product ID: | 9780140266535 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Northern Crusades |
| Authors: | Author: Eric Christiansen |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, History, Christianity, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Christianity, Eastern Europe |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. This title provides an account of a tumultuous era. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1997-12-04 |