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[edit] Livonian Chronicle by Henricu de Lettus

This eyewitnesser chronicle describes mainly the period 1188-1227 in Livonia and Estonia. It was later found in Royal Hanover Library in 1740 by Librarian Johann Daniel Gruger. The writer was German priest father Heinrich (Henrici). It is a good source, despite exaggerating the importance of Knights role in the battle against the Livonians and later against Estonians. If someone wants to make parallel observations of the Polotsk, Pskov and Novgorod role in the intervening into Livonian area this book is recommended to read it with Nestor Chronicle describing the same period in Novgorod Chronicle. By so far in 2005, the Henricus de Lettis Livonian Chronicle has been published in Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian, Finnish, German, English and Latin versions.

A knowledge of Livonia is essential to understand all place and person names as given in printed text. When Heinrich desribes what happened in Rotalia one must know that the question is of Ridala. Ploceke, Plosceke means Polotsk. Plececowe, Plicekowe, Plececowe means Pskov and Nogardia means Novgorod. Tarbata, Darbete means Tartu / Dorpat. Caput Ursi means Otepää. Mater Aquarum means Emajogi, Osilia means Saaremaa etc.

Caupo means Livonian tribal chief Kaupo and Lembitus Sakala tribal chief Lembitu. Many other, by so far mostly unknown persons, appear in the text.

JN

[edit] Lithuanian history?

Someone should tell me how on earth this article is connected with the history of LITHUANIA? No chapter, no paragraph of the Chronicle contains a word about Lithuanian history, except for the conflicts on the border of Old Livonia (Livonian Confederation) and of the area where Lithuania nowadays is situated. I should say - even with regard to the place names - the subject covers the history of Estonia. 195.50.201.68 (talk) 15:54, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes, you are indeed correct, thus removed the Lithuanian wikiproject template

Nope, you ar wrong - it does have a lot of information about Lithuanian history, so the template should stay. And Lithuania is, was and will be situated where it is.--Lokyz (talk) 19:34, 17 February 2008 (UTC)