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Second Swedish Crusade
Part of the Northern Crusades
Birger Jarl conquering Häme and the construction of Häme Castle (1912)
Date
c. 1249–1250[2]
Location
Tavastia
Result
Swedish victory[3]
Territorial changes
Tavastia becomes a part of Sweden
Belligerents
Sweden
Tavastians Supported by Novgorod[1]
Commanders and leaders
Eric XI of Sweden Birger Jarl
Unknown
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t
e
Crusades
Ideology and institutions
Crusading movement
In the Holy Land (1095–1291)
First
1101
Norwegian
Venetian
1129
Second
Third
1197
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Barons'
Seventh
1267
Catalan
Eighth
Lord Edward's
Fall of Outremer
Later Crusades (1291–1717)
Crusades after Acre, 1291–1399
Aragonese
Smyrniote
Alexandrian
Savoyard
Barbary
1390
1398
1399
Nicopolis
Varna
Holy Leagues
1332
1495
1511
1526
1535
1538
1571
1594
1684
1717
Northern (1147–1410)
Kalmar
Wendish
Swedish
1150
1249
1293
Livonian
Prussian
Lithuanian
Russian
Against heretics (1209–1485)
Albigensian
Drenther
Stedinger
Bosnian
Bohemian
Despenser's
Hussite
Popular (1096–1320)
People's (1096)
Children's
Shepherds' (1251)
Crusade of the Poor
Shepherds' (1320)
Reconquista (722–1492)
v
t
e
Swedish colonial conflicts
9th century
1st Courland
2nd Courland
12th century
1st Finland
13th century
Tavastia
2nd Finland
3rd Finland
Livonia
15th century
Satakunta
16th century
4th Finland
17th century
1st Beversrede
2nd Beversrede
Casimir
1st New Sweden1
2nd New Sweden
Saint Kitts
Kattan
1st Carolusborg1
2nd Carolusborg
3rd Carolusborg
4th Carolusborg
3rd New Sweden
Kauhajoki
Värtsilä
Lembola
Libelits
18th century
Esequibo
19th century
1st Saint-Barthélemy
2nd Saint-Barthélemy
3rd Saint-Barthélemy
20th century
Svalbard
The Second Swedish Crusade was a military expedition by the Kingdom of Sweden into Tavastia c. 1249–1250 as described by the Erikskrönikan. As described by the Erikskrönikan, the Swedes defeated the Tavastians under the leadership of Birger Jarl.[4]
^Meinander, Henrik (15 April 2020). History of Finland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-754003-9.
^Sundberg, Ulf (1999). Medeltidens svenska krig (1st ed.). Stockholm: Hjalmarson & Högberg. p. 73. ISBN 9189080262.
^Harrison, Dick (10 January 2019). "Svenskt korståg kuvade det finska motståndet". Svenska Dagbladet.
^Carlquist, Erik; Hogg, Peter C.; Österberg, Eva (1 December 2011). The Chronicle of Duke Erik: A Verse Epic from Medieval Sweden. Nordic Academic Press. ISBN 978-91-85509-57-7.
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