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  History of northern peoples brings Finland to the attention of European scholars
History of northern peoples brings Finland to the attention of European scholars
The History of Northern Peoples provided European scholars with basic knowledge of the lives and living conditions of northern peoples.
Finland 500 years on the map of Europe
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  Wikipedia: Tavastia
Tavastia, Tavastland or Häme, is a historical province in the south of Finland.
Tavastia is divided upon the administrative provinces of Southern Finland and Western Finland.
The prehistoric era of Tavastia can be said to begin with the Second Swedish crusade in 1239.
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 Tavastia (historical Province) info here at en.79of100d.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
There are a Tavastia (historical province) of good reasons for Tavastia (historical province) drawing on existing knowledge, you can concentrate on building a business Tavastia (historical province) than learning about a new trade, product, or service.
Tavastia is divided upon the administrative provinces of Southern Finland und Western Finland.
The prehistoric era of Tavastia can be said to boundary with the Second Swedish crusade in 1239.
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 4.3 History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The energetic bishop Thomas (1220-45) extended the Finnish Catholic diocese to Tavastia, probably with armed assistance in the 1230s from the German Brethren of the Sword.
A strong castle was built in Tavastia; And Uusimaa /Nyland along the Gulf of Finland was colonized by Swedish "crusaders".
At the end of the 13th century the Catholic Church's control in the Baltic sea region had increased, as Danes and Germans occupied the Baltic countries and Swedish magnates extended the Swedish realm along the Gulf of Finland to Viipuri /Viborg.
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 The Swedish Conquest - History - Finland - Europe
The conversion of the Finnish tribes to Christianity was initiated both from the Orthodox East and Roman Catholic Sweden.
A solid basis for Swedish rule was laid by the Earl Birger, who dispatched a “crusade” in 1249 and built a fortress in Tavastia in central Finland as a protection against Russian incursions.
When the ruler of Novgorod in Russia invaded Tavastia again in 1292, the Swedes sent a force into Karelia as far as the Neva River.
www.countriesquest.com /europe/finland/history/the_swedish_conquest.htm   (394 words)

  
 Stratovarius - History
The demos were sent to different record companies in Finland and CBS Finland wanted to sign the band after seeing a gig in Tavastia Club, Helsinki.
Timo was born in 1969 and lives in the middle of Helsinki.
When not in the studio or on tour he studies classical singing, reads history books, composes at his computer or enjoys sports.
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 sonata history
In the spring of 2001 Sonata Arctica opened two gigs for Alice Cooper, Dio and Ratt (in Oulu and Helsinki) in Monsters of the Millennium 2001 tour.
Forging the metal while it is hot, the band worked on the second full-length offering from autumn of 2000 through the winter of 2001.
Despite some releases being really close reaching the gold disc plateau, Silence was the first release in the history of Sonata Arctica reaching the gold disc status.
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 Hindersby: History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The First Crusade in 1155-58 was probably just a ledung which later was blown up to boast the glory of the Swedish king in the eyes of the church.
In 1226 Jaroslav of Novgorod goes to Tavastia with an army and in 1228 the Tavasts goes to Carelia in revenge.
In 1284 the son Bengt of the Swedish king Magnus Ladulås is made Duke of Finland (proper) and Tavastia.
www.tcs.hut.fi /~nhu/Hindersbynet/English.history.html   (661 words)

  
 Starship Troopers - A Brief History of Fragile
Also in the audience were the well respected journalist Chris Welch author of the Yes biography "Close to the Edge" and David Watkinson author of the forthcoming Yes history "Perpetual Chnage".
In a further international breakthrough in August, Fragile played at the Tavastia Klubi in Helsinki, Finland, for the Collossus rock society.
The band then returned to the UK for the autumn leg of the 'Going for 2001' tour, including Fragile's only London date of the year at the Standard Music Venue.
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 Chronology of Finnish history — Virtual Finland
This is the first reference to the Finns in recorded history.
Birger, Earl of Sweden, leads a crusade, known as the Second Crusade, to the Finnish inland province of Tavastia (Häme, Tavastland).
Sweden's Third Crusade, led by Tyrgils Knutsson to Karelia, eastern Finland, establishes a dividing line between the Catholic west and the Orthodox east.
virtual.finland.fi /finfo/english/chrohist.html   (2027 words)

  
 Lahti - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Lahti contains research on
Lahti, Status and Area, Trivia, External links, Ski resorts and Municipalities of Päijänne Tavastia Region.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Lahti   (311 words)

  
 1249 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The city of Stralsund (in present-day Germany) is burned to the ground by forces from the rival city of Lübeck.
Swedish statesman Birger Jarl subjugates the province of Tavastia in Finland, laying the foundations for Sweden's expansionism.
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about 1249 contains research on
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 Streetcar Information Service
Instead I'll tell you that our Semifinal gig tomorrow/today starts around 23:00 or something like that and as you know (you do, don't you?) we're playing with Flannelmouth, who call us "dashing young men" in their News-section.
Gee, I hope that Ville and Mara have survived the Lemonheads gig in Tavastia.
Oh, and while you are here, there's a new history chapter on the right.
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 All Empires History Forum: Vikings and Finns??   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
We all know that vikings traveled far as turky but why did they not travel or made trade routes in finland.
There is a saga from the 10th century, it tells about a Viking expedition into Tavastia.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech�.
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 PEER GÜNT -Clinic-History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Although, Peer Günt’s live act never consisted of tasteless clichés they made history in Finland with their stage set up: Huge stacks of loudspeakers and amps together with stylish computer led spot lights, as well as bombs and Twist Twist’s legendary drum kit.
The live songs on the mini album were recorded at Tavastia club in Helsinki two nights in a row.
However, since nothing new had happened and the band now, more than ever, experienced what you could call a ‘vicious circle’ with touring around the same country playing the same songs for the same audience and having to pay off the mortgage for all the equipment.
www.peergunt.com /backstage/peergunt.html   (7868 words)

  
 All Empires History Forum: Favourite Medieval Heretics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Acording to the legend it was in the winter some where in the 1200-century when Bishop Henry was on a expedition, to christianize folk, deep in the land of Tavastia when he visited lord(or some kind of a "aristocrat") Lalli's house when Lalli was out.
Some say that that it was Henry who took food and beer with out payment and some say it was Lalli's wife Kerttu who tricked Lalli and lied to him that the bishop had taken food and beer with out payment.
She probably had a dream or something and was driven by faith alone.
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 FC Mojo - Club Mojo about   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In a nutshell Club Mojo is Helsinki based indie club ran by three resident DJ's, Andy, Toni and Piitu.
Mojo has been very popular since the beginning, and so far it's the oldest regularly run club in the history of legendary Tavastia Club.
Club Mojo is the place to be when you want to hear the best selected tunes from different decades, from 60's to our days.
fcmojo.org /content/view/12/26   (118 words)

  
 Scandinavian Journal of History Index
Letto-Vanamo, Pia, "On the history of assistance in conflict resolution in Finland: The emergence of the profession of advocataes in the 17th century."
Scandinavian Journal of of History 19 (1994), 193-200.
Skovgaard-Petersen, Inge, "Saxo"s History of the Danes: An Interpretation".
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 The Ultimate 1249 - American History Information Guide and Reference
The Ultimate 1249 - American History Information Guide and Reference
The city of Stralsund (in present-day Germany) is burned to the ground by forces from the rival city of Lübeck.
Swedish statesman Birger Jarl subjugated the province of Tavastia in Finland, laying the foundations for Sweden's expansionism.
www.historymania.com /american_history/1249   (314 words)

  
 www.divinedecay.tk BAND HISTORY PART 1
The quartet recorded now a legendary 5 song demo tape called "The Batcave Sessions" with Janne Joutsenniemi (Stone/Suburban Tribe).
They soon gained a small underground following and got support act gigs with bands like Children of Bodom, Sentenced and with Stone re-union at the famous Tavastia club.
DIVINE:DECAY was also introduced to a bigger audience during a national MUCH MUSIC TV show JYRKI.
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 GROOVECTOR Live At Tavastia reviews and MP3
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It can take a number of listens to Prog albums in particular to begin to appreciate the music.
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 Uzva - History
The album got great reviews as well in Soundi and Rumba (two major Finnish music magazines) as in many prog-oriented magazines and web pages outside Finland.
Uzva and co. at Tavastia Club performing the hole Tubular Bells of Mike Oldfield.
The spring of 2000, after we had the album out and did a few gigs, was a good time for another tribute concert.
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 Tavastia Did You Mean tavastia
Tavastia (historical province), a historical province of the kingdom of Sweden-Finland.
Tavastia Club, a popular rock venue in Helsinki, Finland.
Continents and countries in the world: Japan
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 Stratovarius - History - Tezin Yuri Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The band rehearsed and gigged extensively in Helsinki and made its first demo tape under this line up in 1987.
The demos were sent to various record companies in Finland and CBS Finland wanted to sign the band after seeing a show at Tavastia Club, Helsinki.
During Visions tour Stratovarius recorded their first live album, double CD "Visions of Europe"
www.uic.nnov.ru /~teya/music/text/str_hist.htm   (1412 words)

  
 History
The band search for a new drummer to complete work on their new album.
Karl Burns of The Fall sits in for a few rehearsals, but Martin Atkins of The Hots gets the job in the end.
He co-writes and records 'Bad Baby' with PiL, one of the last songs for the album.
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 Tavastia 16.08.02 pictures from music photos on webshots
Tavastia 16.08.02 pictures from music photos on webshots
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