by Kristjan Kaljusaar | Jun 13, 2019 | Denmark, Medieval Livonia, Research
The Order of the Dannebrog – the chivalrous brotherhood dedicated to the royal Danish flag, the “cloth of the Danes” was founded by Christian V, King of Denmark and Norway, in the year 1671, to celebrate the birth of his heir Frederick. In 1693, the fraternity...
by Kristjan Kaljusaar | Oct 13, 2018 | Medieval Livonia, Research
Tallinn, the home city of our musem, has seen its share of different rulers throughout the ages. Before the declaration of Estonian indepencence a century ago, it witnessed the reigns of the emperors of Russia, and the kings of Sweden and Denmark. But for 215 years...