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 | | Livonian Brothers of the Sword (Redirected from Sword Brethren) The Livonian Brothers of the Sword, also known as the Christ Knights or The Militia of Christ of Livonia, was a military order started in 1202 by Albert von Buxhövden, bishop of Riga, and composed of German "warrior monks". |
 | | Masters of the order include: Volquin Vilhelm von Schuborch Johann Wolthuss von Herse, See also Courland, Livonia, Latvia, Estonia, Teutonic Knights, Order of Dobrin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Brethren http://www.stgt.com/stuttgart/historye.htm http://www.geocities.com/fir_y/stg.htm http://www.history.ee/cgi-bin/ono/tabel?q=Stutenmeister http://www.history.ee/cgi-bin/ono/tabel?q=Stutenmeister http://www.vinland.org/heathen/pagancee/#Estonia http://www.vinland.org/heathen/pagancee/#Estonia Latvians have resided in their present geographical area for more than 2,000 years. |
 | | In 1558 Czar Ivan the Terrible attacks - "Livonian War " 1561 Since the Kaiser, princes and Hanseatic cities fail to provide adequate protection, old Livonia seeks the protection of foreign powers and disintegrates — the north becomes subject to Sweden, the south to Poland. |
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