Battle of Viljandi

On 29 January 1223, during a church service, the Sackalians attacked the Germans inside the stronghold of Viljandi. They killed Sword-Brothers, vartels, merchants, and even Mauritius, the vogt of Viljandi. The rest of the Germans were put in stocks and shackles. Some men advanced on to the stronghold of Leole, where they told others to do the same. Subsequently, the same Sackalians took Hebbe, the vogt of Järvamaa, and brought him to Viljandi. The heart of a still-alive Hebbe was torn out of his chest, baked on fire and eaten ritually, in order to "become strong in the fight against the Christians".

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1223  Wikidata
battle, Livonian Brothers of the Sword, Estonians, Estonia, 

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1223 Battle of Viljandi

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1211 Battle of Viljandi

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1215 Battle of Lehola

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1217 Battle of St. Matthew's Day

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1223 Siege of Viljandi

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1560 Siege of Fellini

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1600 Battle of Karksi

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1602 Siege of Fellin

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1617 — 1618 Polish–Swedish War of 1617-18

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1561	Duchy of Livonia		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1211	Battle of Viljandi	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1215	Battle of Lehola	Latvians, Livonian Brothers of the Sword, Estonians, battle, Livonians	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1217	Battle of St. Matthew's Day	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1223	Battle of Viljandi	Livonian Brothers of the Sword, Estonians, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1223	Siege of Viljandi	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1560	Siege of Fellini	Tsardom of Russia, siege, Andrey Kurbsky, Livonian confederation, Johann Wilhelm von Fürstenberg, Aleksei Fedorovich Adashev, Ivan Mstislavsky	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1600	Battle of Karksi	Sweden, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1602	Siege of Fellin	Sweden, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, siege	Wikidata
event	war	1617	Polish–Swedish War of 1617-18	Sweden, war, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Wikidata