The politico-religious landscape of medieval Karelia
In historical sources the Karelians appear in the 12th century although archaeological excavations suggest that the amalgamation of groups of Baltic Finns, centered on the Karelian Isthmus, that came together from east and west respectively to form them originated in the late Iron Age and early Viki...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8ea394d515fe4e8ba72be7e4386b3ee6 2023-05-15T17:01:33+02:00 The politico-religious landscape of medieval Karelia John H. Lind 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/8ea394d515fe4e8ba72be7e4386b3ee6 EN eng Geographical Society of Finland https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/3743 https://doaj.org/toc/1798-5617 1798-5617 https://doaj.org/article/8ea394d515fe4e8ba72be7e4386b3ee6 Fennia: International Journal of Geography, Vol 182, Iss 1 (2004) Geography (General) G1-922 article 2004 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T04:48:35Z In historical sources the Karelians appear in the 12th century although archaeological excavations suggest that the amalgamation of groups of Baltic Finns, centered on the Karelian Isthmus, that came together from east and west respectively to form them originated in the late Iron Age and early Viking Age. Accordingly they were from the start recipients of impulses from both east and west, a phenomenon that continued throughout the medieval period and ended with their physical division between what became a politico-religious division of Europe between east and west, lasting until today. The article concentrates on the role played by the landscape, situated on an important passageway of international trade and close to two growing neighbouring powers, Sweden and Novgorod, that profited from this trade route but at the same time became ever more opposed to one another as result of the crusading movement of the Latin Church. Article in Journal/Newspaper karelian karelians Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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In historical sources the Karelians appear in the 12th century although archaeological excavations suggest that the amalgamation of groups of Baltic Finns, centered on the Karelian Isthmus, that came together from east and west respectively to form them originated in the late Iron Age and early Viking Age. Accordingly they were from the start recipients of impulses from both east and west, a phenomenon that continued throughout the medieval period and ended with their physical division between what became a politico-religious division of Europe between east and west, lasting until today. The article concentrates on the role played by the landscape, situated on an important passageway of international trade and close to two growing neighbouring powers, Sweden and Novgorod, that profited from this trade route but at the same time became ever more opposed to one another as result of the crusading movement of the Latin Church. |
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The politico-religious landscape of medieval Karelia |
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The politico-religious landscape of medieval Karelia |
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The politico-religious landscape of medieval Karelia |
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Geographical Society of Finland |
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Fennia: International Journal of Geography, Vol 182, Iss 1 (2004) |
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