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Rūsiņš
Rūsiņš of Satekle () was a Latgalians, Latgalian duke in the early 13th century who is several times mentioned in ancient sources due to his activities in Livonian Crusade. Biography Rūsiņš date of birth is unknown and it is presumed that his residence was Satekle castle (most likely Tanīsa hillfort in the modern village of Rauna) which was important centre in the Latgalian county of Tālava. According to the ''Livonian Chronicle of Henry'', Rūsiņš had a permanent group of warriors with him () most likely similar to a ''druzhina''. Rūsiņš is first time mentioned by name in 1208 when he, together with dukes Varidots of Autīne and Tālivaldis of Beverīna, signed military alliance with the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. In the next few years, Rūsiņš was often involved in the military campaigns against Estonian tribes. In the autumn of 1208, Rūsiņš, together with Varidots, raided into the Estonian land of Saccalia and heavily devastated it. In the winter of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tālivaldis
Tālivaldis or Tālibalds (; died 1215) was a Latgalians, Latgalian Elder (administrative title), elder, the ruler of Tālava, whose support for Albert of Riga and the German crusaders brought about his death at the hands of the native Balts, Baltic peoples. Biography Tālivaldis's date of birth is unknown. He is first noted in 1208 when he fought against the Saccalians and Ugandians as an ally of the Latgalian dukes Rūsiņš and Varidots. Tālivaldis was baptised in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox faith sometime before 1208 when he was a vassal of the Pskov Republic. Tālivaldis became a vassal of Albert of Riga and was thus involved in the Northern Crusades against the Estonians, Estonian tribes as an ally of the German crusaders. In 1211, the Estonians raided Tālava as revenge for the Latgalian support of the crusaders and pillaged the area round Trikāta parish, Trikāta, Tālivaldis's native region. In 1212, Tālivaldis, as a vassal of Albert of Riga, did no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |