Finnish Crusades 95%

It divided the Finnish people between Western Catholic and Eastern Orthodox spheres.

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ BALTIC GEOPOLITICAL RIVALRY │ ├───────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┤ │ WESTERN BLOC │ EASTERN BLOC │ ├───────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤ │ • Kingdom of Sweden │ • Novgorod Republic │ │ • Catholic Church │ • Eastern Orthodox Church │ │ • Northern Crusaders │ • Slavic Trade Alliances │ └───────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┘ finnish crusades

Traditionally, historians have categorized the conquest into three specific crusades, though modern historians often view them as part of a longer, continuous process of colonization and war. It divided the Finnish people between Western Catholic

Historical narratives divide the subjugation of Finland into three distinct military campaigns. The First Swedish Crusade (c. 1155) finnish crusades