inglise keeles Eesti tutvustus: Project: Estonia
burned the Scandinavian capital of Sigtuna in 1187. By the early 13th century, Estonia
was divided into eight large counties -- Saaremaa, Läänemaa, Rävala, Harju, Viru, Järva,
Sakala, and Ugandi. Annual consultations were held by representatives of several
counties and developments took the direction of establishing a state. Estonia until this
time retained a pagan religion centered around a deity called Tharapita. Estonia was
christianised when the German "Livonian Brothers of the Sword" invaded southern
Estonia as part of the Northern Crusades in the early 13th century. At the same time,
Denmark attempted to take possession of northern Estonia. Estonia was consolidated
under the two forces by 1227. Northern Estonia remained a possession of Denmark until
1346. Tallinn (known as Reval at the time) was given its Lübeck Rights in 1248 and
joined the Hanseatic League at the end of the 13th century. In 1343, the people of
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