Message #53264

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Faravid
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  posted 08-02-2005 03:15 AM                   
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This is a bit off-topic but there also have been other crusades, for example three crusades to Finland back in the Middle-Ages, starting from about the year 1155. Their result was essentially the subjucation of the Finland under the Catholic rule of the Swedish overlords. The competition was hard as Finland was the last pagan northern European country to become Christian. Also Danes and Russians were there trying to get Finland before others.

I guess it was kinda of demise of the Finnish culture as the papal orderlies could burn at stake anybody rivalling their monopoly.

I think there was also a crusade against folk called Cathars in the western Europe. Does anybody know if there were more Crusades inside Europe?
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