The Livonians, or Livs, are a Balto-Finnic people indigenous to northern and northwestern Latvia. Livonians historically spoke Livonian, a Uralic language...
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or have learned Livonian in an attempt to revive it, but because ethnic Livonians are a small minority, opportunities to use Livonian are limited. The...
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Look up Livonian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Livonian may refer to: Livonians, the Livonian people Livonian language, a Finnic language native...
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The Livonian Order was an autonomous branch of the Teutonic Order, formed in 1237. From 1435 to 1561 it was a member of the Livonian Confederation. The...
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defeated in a battle by Livonians. To avenge Berthold's defeat, Pope Innocent III issued a bull declaring a crusade against the Livonians. Albert von Buxthoeven...
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male had paid Pskov one mark when it had been an independent state. The Livonians eventually promised to pay this sum to Ivan by 1557, but were sent from...
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in 1202 to aid the Bishopric of Livonia in the conversion of the pagan Livonians, Latgalians and Selonians living across the ancient trade routes from...
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Livonian Chronicle may refer to one of the following chronicles: Livonian Rhymed Chronicle By anonymous (1180–1290) By Bartholomäus Hoeneke (1340s) Chronicle...
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of the Livonians (Livonian: Līvõd plagā; Latvian: Līvu karogs) is a flag used to symbolize the Livonian people. It is in use of various Livonian cultural...
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Curonians, Latgalians, Semigallians (sometimes known as the Letts), Livonians and the Lithuanians. The Western merchants would trade silver, textiles...
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faith. The last battle against the Livonians was the siege of Satezele hillfort near to Sigulda in 1212. The Livonians, who had been paying tribute to the...
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ethnic Livonians that are striving for the revival of the language, with about 210 people with some knowledge of it in the world. The Livonian language...
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Livonian cuisine consists of the cuisine of Livonia and the Livonians, and is characterized by the rich use of local foods. Livonians are a coastal people...
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Livonian is a Finnic language, and, as such, is closely related to both Estonian and Finnish. Livonian is a pitch accent language. It has a broken tone...
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Novgorod returned to the Livonian lands and devastated the outskirts of the town Odenpa, triumphing over Emajõe and forcing the Livonians to sign a peace agreement...
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The Livonian Knighthood (German: Livländische Ritterschaft, Estonian: Liivimaa rüütelkond, Latvian: Livonijas bruņniecība) was a fiefdom that existed in...
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Livonia (category Articles containing Livonian-language text)
region on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. It is named after the Livonians, who lived on the shores of present-day Latvia. By the end of the 13th...
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Latvian language (redirect from Livonian dialect)
has declined. It arose from assimilated Livonians, who started to speak in Latvian and assimilated Livonian grammar into Latvian. Although initially...
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Livonian Coast (Livonian: Līvõd rānda; Latvian: Lībiešu krasts), also known as Livonia, is a culturally protected territory of Latvia that was historically...
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Terra Mariana (redirect from Livonian Confederation)
Medieval Livonia or Old Livonia. It was formed in the aftermath of the Livonian Crusade, and its territories were composed of present-day Estonia and Latvia...
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Grizelda Kristiņa (category Ethnic Livonians)
language. She was born in Vaide (Livonian: Vaid) within the Bertholds family, relevant in the history of the Livonians. She was a relative of Viktors Bertholds...
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Min izāmō (redirect from Anthem of the Livonians)
the ethnic anthem of the Livonians. The song was written by Kōrli Stalte (1870–1947), a poet and spiritual leader of Livonians, to a melody composed by...
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History of Latvia (section Livonian War, 1558–1583)
inhabitants at this time were Finnic,[citation needed] forefathers of Livonians, who were closely related to Estonians and Finns and belonged to Pit–Comb...
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O'Rourke family (redirect from O'Rourke (Livonian family))
became commandant of Dorpat. From his sons begin two family branches, the Livonian Lutheran branch and the Polish Roman Catholic branch. The most notable...
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Latvia (category Articles containing Livonian-language text)
which formed the ethnic core of modern Latvians together with the Finnic Livonians. Henry of Latvia coined the latinisations of the country's name, "Lettigallia"...
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Thiess of Kaltenbrun (redirect from Livonian werewolf)
Kaltenbrun, also spelled Thies, and commonly referred to as the Livonian werewolf, was a Livonian man who was put on trial for heresy in Jürgensburg, Swedish...
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Governorate of Livonia (redirect from Livonian Government)
The area of the Livonian province (according to Strelbitsky) is 41,325.4 square versts (47,030.87 km2). Geologically the Livonian province and the island...
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Battle of Saule (category Battles of the Livonian Crusade)
gathered a large war party, which included troops from Pskov Republic, Livonians, Latgallians, Curonians, and Estonians. Crossing the lands of Semigallians...
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Livonians suffered greatly during the Great Northern War and suffered a plague in the 18th century. That was the period when the remaining Livonians assimilated...
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and 13th centuries were a violent time in the northern Baltic Sea. The Livonian Crusade was ongoing and the Finnish tribes such as the Tavastians and Karelians...
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