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Lembitu (Estonian also: Lembit, died 21 September 1217) was an ancient Estonian senior (elder) from Sakala County and military leader in the struggle against conquest of the Estonian lands by the German Livonian Brothers of the Sword at the beginning of the 13th century. He is the only Estonian pre-Crusade ruler, about whom some biographical information is known (he is mentioned only in the Livonian Chronicle of Henry).

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Estonia
Active from
1950-09-11

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Royalty.name
Lembitu
Royalty.title
Elder of Sakala
Royalty.image
Suure-Jaani Vabadussõja mälestussammas 2018 (cropped).jpg
Royalty.caption
Monument to Lembitu at Suure-Jaani, Estonia.
Royalty.reign
Until 21 September 1217
Royalty.successor
Unnepewe, his brother
Royalty.issue
One or several sons
Royalty.birth_date
12th century
Royalty.death_place
Near Viljandi

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date of death
1217-09-21
date of birth
1200-01-01
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  • Searching the skull of Lembitu in Poland
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Lembitu (Estonian also: Lembit, died 21 September 1217) was an ancient Estonian senior (elder) from Sakala County and military leader in the struggle against conquest of the Estonian lands by the German Livonian Brothers of the Sword at the beginning of the 13th century. He is the only Estonian pre-Crusade ruler, about whom some biographical information is known (he is mentioned only in the Livonian Chronicle of Henry).

Lembitu, also referred to in Latin as Lambite, Lembito or Lembitus, was first mentioned in chronicles in 1211. Troops led by Lembitu destroyed a troop of missionaries in the historical Estonian county of Sakala (Sackalia) and made a raid as far as Pskov, then a town of the Novgorod Republic. In 1215, Lembitu's Lehola (Leal) stronghold (situated near the present town of Suure-Jaani) was taken by Germans and Lembitu was taken prisoner. He was released in 1217.

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