"swordbrothers" - 1 õppematerjal

Eestlaste sõjavarustus Muistses vabadusvõitluses

Muistse vabadusvõitluse lõpuks olid Eesti väed juba suhteliselt hästi relvastatud, kuid nagu näha, ei kinkinud see siiski neile vabadust.  Summary There have been many wars on Earth that have changed the destiny of different countries. Estonia is no exception. During the years 1208-1227 there was a war between the joint forces of Estonian tribes and a Christian knights' order ,,Swordbrothers" that led the Estonians to a 500-year slavery. This was the first larger war on Estonians' territory. Estonians used different weapons and armor during that war. Simple weapons like war axes, maces, daggers and spears were smithed by Estonian blacksmiths, but more expensive and exotic weapons like swords, crossbows and most armor (an exception for the basic leather armor) were bought from Russian, Scandinavian or German merchants.