Revala

Revalia

Revala

County of Ancient Estonia
9th century–1224

Revala within the Ancient Estonia
Capital| Lindanisa
• Type| Council of Elders
History|

• Established

| 9th century

• Disestablished

| 1224

| Succeeded by

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|  | Danish Estonia |

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Revala[1] (also Rävälä, Latin: Revalia,[2] by Henry of Livonia Revele, by Danish Census Book Revælæ) was an Ancient Estonian county. It was located in the northern Estonia, by the Gulf of Finland and corresponded roughly to the present territory of Harju County. It was conquered by the Denmark in 1219 during the Estonian Crusade. It also contained the town of Lindanise, nowadays known as Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.

## Parishes

* Rebala
* Ocrielæ
* Vomentakæ (Võhmataga)

## See also

* Battle of Lyndanisse
* Danish Estonia
* History of Estonia
* Harria
* List of Estonian rulers
* Livonian Crusade
* St. George's Night Uprising

## References

1. ↑ Miljan, Toivo (2004). Historical Dictionary of Estonia. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press. p. 103. ISBN 0-8108-4904-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=6V5amAEACAAJ&pg=PA103.
2. ↑ Raun, Toivo (2001). Estonia and the Estonians. Hoover Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-8179-2852-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=yCNhMwEACAAJ&pg=PA11.

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