Editing History of Estonia (section)

== Danish Estonia (1219–1346) ==
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[[File:Medieval Livonia 1260.svg|upright=1.2|thumb|[[Livonia]] in 1260]]
Northern Estonia was conquered by Danish crusaders led by king [[Valdemar II of Denmark|Waldemar II]], who arrived in 1219 on the site of the Estonian town of Lindanisse<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://runeberg.org/salmonsen/2/7/0518.html|title=Salmonsens konversationsleksikon / 2/7|publisher=[[Project Runeberg]]|language=da|access-date=2009-09-20}}</ref> (now [[Tallinn]]) at (Latin) ''Revelia'' (Estonian) ''Revala'' or ''[[Rävala]]'', the adjacent ancient Estonian county. The Danish Army defeated the Estonians at the [[Battle of Lyndanisse|Battle of Lindanise]].

The Estonians of [[Harria]] started a rebellion in 1343 ([[St. George's Night Uprising]]). The province was occupied by the [[Livonian Order]] as a result. In 1346, the Danish dominions in Estonia ([[Harria]] and [[Vironia]]) were sold for 10&nbsp;000 [[mark (unit)|marks]] to the [[Livonian Order]].

===Swedish coastal settlements===
The first written mention of the [[Estonian Swedes]] comes from 1294, in the laws of the town of [[Haapsalu]]. Estonian Swedes are one of the earliest known minorities in Estonia. They have also been called "Coastal Swedes" (''Rannarootslased'' in [[Estonian language|Estonian]]), or according to their settlement area [[Ruhnu]] Swedes, Hiiu Swedes etc. They themselves used the expression ''aibofolke'' ("island people"), and called their homeland ''[[Aiboland]]''.

The ancient areas of Swedish settlement in Estonia were Ruhnu Island, [[Hiiumaa]] Island, the west coast and smaller islands ([[Vormsi]], [[Noarootsi]], Sutlepa, Riguldi, [[Osmussaar]]), the northwest coast of the Harju District ([[Nõva Parish|Nõva]], [[Vihterpalu]], [[Kurkse]], the [[Pakri Peninsula]] and the [[Pakri Islands]]), and [[Naissaar]] Island near Tallinn. The towns with a significant percentage of Swedish population have been [[Haapsalu]] and Tallinn.

In earlier times Swedes also lived on the coasts of Saaremaa, the southern part of [[Läänemaa]], the eastern part of [[Harjumaa]] and the western part of [[Virumaa]].