Sakala County
| Sakala Sakala | |||||||
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| county of unknown | |||||||
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| Capital | Viljandi, none officially | ||||||
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| • Coordinates | 58°20′N 25°20′E / 58.33°N 25.33°E | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | unknown | ||||||
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Sakala County (Estonian: Sakala, Latin: Saccalia)[1] was an ancient Estonian county [2] that was first mentioned in print by Henry of Latvia in the early 13th century.[3]
Geography
Sakala County is in northwestern Livonia, covering approximately the present counties of Viljandi, the southern half of Pärnu and the western third of Valga County. It was the southernmost of the ancient Estonian counties.
History
According to one hypothesis, the tribe of Sosols mentioned in
Kievan Rus organized military campaign against Sosols in 1060 and taxed them. A year later, Sosols rose, destroyed Kievan Rus Fort in Tartu and tried to attack Pskov.[4]
After the
Livonian Confederation
.
In Sackalian folklore, the neighbouring
Ugaunians
(ugalased) were enemy warriors and robbers.
For instance, a folk song from Viljandi, the capital of Sackalia, calls for speeding up the harvest work because the Ugaunians might attack.[citation needed]
See also
- List of Estonian rulers
References
- ISBN 0-8108-4904-6
- ISBN 9985-2-0606-1
- ISBN 0-231-12889-4
- ^ Mäesalu, Ain (2012). "Could Kedipiv in East-Slavonic Chronicles be Keava hill fort?" (PDF). Estonian Journal of Archaeology. 1: 199. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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