Baltic Crusades and Societal Innovation in Medieval Livonia, 1200-1350

Anti Selart, Ph.D. (2002), is professor of medieval history at the University of Tartu, Estonia. His primary research fields are in the history of medieval Livonia and the Baltic Sea region, including the Northern Crusades and topics related to ecclesiastical history and interconfessional relations in medieval and sixteenth-century East Central Europe.

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1 Life in Livonia: After the Crusades Introduction

  Anti Selart



2 Domesticating Europe – Novel Cultural Influences in the Late Iron Age Eastern Baltic

  Tõnno Jonuks



3 Exploiting the Conquerors Socio-political Strategies of Estonian Elites During the Crusades and Christianisation, 1200–1300

  Kristjan Kaljusaar



4 Livonian Economic Resources, 1200–1350 Redistribution and Expansion

  Anti Selart



5 Missed Patronage? Princely Support for Church Institutions and Military Religious Orders in Livonia

  Mihkel Mäesalu



6 From Prehistory to History Money in Livonia in the Thirteenth Century

  Ivar Leimus



7 The Legal Status of Women in Livonia, 1200–1400

  Vija Stikāne



8 ‘Local’ Characteristics of the Medieval Livonian Town

  Arvi Haak



9 Advancement of Craftsmanship and Manufacturing in Medieval Livonia

  Andres Tvauri



10 The Formation, Establishment, and Personal Networks of Livonian Cathedral Chapters, 1190–1350

  Madis Maasing



11 Changing Aliens, Changing Natives: Baltic Crusades and Societal Innovation in Medieval Livonia Conclusion

  Christian Lübke



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