Revala
Revala[1] (also Rävälä, Latin: Revalia,[2] by Henry of Livonia Revele, by Danish Census Book Revælæ) was an Ancient Estonian county. It was located in the northern Estonia, by the Gulf of Finland and corresponded roughly to the present territory of Harju County. It was conquered by the Danish in 1219 during the Estonian Crusade. It also contained the town of Lindanise, nowadays known as Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.
| Revalia Revala | |||||||
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| County of Ancient Estonia | |||||||
| 9th century–1224 | |||||||
 Revala within the Ancient Estonia | |||||||
| Capital | Lindanisa | ||||||
| • Type | Council of Elders | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 9th century | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1224 | ||||||
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Parishes
- Rebala
- Ocrielæ
- Vomentakæ (Võhmataga)
See also
- Battle of Lyndanisse
- Danish Estonia
- History of Estonia
- Harria
- List of Estonian rulers
- Livonian Crusade
- St. George's Night Uprising
References
- Miljan, Toivo (2004). Historical Dictionary of Estonia. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press. p. 103. ISBN 0-8108-4904-6.
- Raun, Toivo (2001). Estonia and the Estonians. Hoover Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-8179-2852-9.
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