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Second Swedish Crusade | |||||||||
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Part of the Northern Crusades | |||||||||
![]() Birger Jarl conquering Häme and the construction of Häme Castle (1912) | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Sweden |
Tavastians Supported by Novgorod[1] | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Eric XI of Sweden Birger Jarl | Unknown |
The Second Swedish Crusade was a military expedition by the Kingdom of Sweden into Tavastia c. 1249–1250 as described by the Erikskrönikan. As described by the Erikskrönikan, the Swedes defeated the Tavastians under the leadership of Birger Jarl.[4]