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Eric Christiansen's The Northern Crusades
>From the early conquest, conversion and expulsion of slavs along the elbe to the holy orders in the baltic, this book is an exhaustive, careful look at a subject poorly served in the English language. Christiansen starts with an introduction of the baltic sea itself, and how the environment shapes the different cultures. While it is an excellent, well-sourced overview, covering everything from finns, balts, the princedoms of rus, german and scandinavian ambitions alike, there are more niche books that specifically serve the Teutonic Order and Lithuania's struggles better. A great springboard to start reading about this time and place before getting into something more specific.
>From the early conquest, conversion and expulsion of slavs along the elbe to the holy orders in the baltic, this book is an exhaustive, careful look at a subject poorly served in the English language. Christiansen starts with an introduction of the baltic sea itself, and how the environment shapes the different cultures. While it is an excellent, well-sourced overview, covering everything from finns, balts, the princedoms of rus, german and scandinavian ambitions alike, there are more niche books that specifically serve the Teutonic Order and Lithuania's struggles better. A great springboard to start reading about this time and place before getting into something more specific.
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