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    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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    Curonians, Latgalians, Semigallians (sometimes known as the Letts), Livonians and the Lithuanians. The Western merchants would trade silver, textiles...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    formed a new ethnic group, the so-called Curonised Livonians. The Curonians tightly resisted to the Livonian Crusade for a long time, contrary to the Latgallians...
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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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