Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. ", A 16th-century version of the battle gave plenty of additional details, expanding the conflict to biblical proportions, but otherwise following the earlier described developments.[5]. The existence of the battle is only known from Russian sources. [citation needed], Coordinates: 59°48′27″N 30°36′15″E / 59.80750°N 30.60417°E / 59.80750; 30.60417, This article is about the battle in 1240. Thus, the confrontation of 1240 with the Swedes on the Neva River gave him the nickname itself, which we all know very well today. However, some recent research has fundamentally questioned the importance of the battle, seeing it as an ordinary border skirmish that was exaggerated for political purposes, thus also explaining its absence from Swedish and other western sources. [13], Additional theories are numerous. Russia The Great - The Battle of the Neva. Riasanovsky, Nicholas V.: A History of Russia. The name of Alexander Nevsky is known in our daysto each schoolboy. The chronicle described the battle as follows: The conflict between the Swedes and the Novgorodians was based largely on Swedish efforts to expand into northwestern Russia and to force the conversion of the Russians from Greek Orthodoxy to Roman Catholicism. [14] It has also been suggested that the suspicious information on Norwegians', Finns' and Tavastians' participation was made up in the 14th century, the time of writing of the First Novgorod Chronicle, when Sweden was in control of Norway, Finland and Tavastia. An uneasy truce continued until 1247, when the folkung rebellion was put to an end at the Battle of Sparrsätra and its leader beheaded a year later. Novgorod, oblast (region), northwestern Russia, extending across the morainic Valdai Hills, which rise to 971 feet (296 metres); the lowland basins of Lake Ilmen lie to the west and of the upper Volga River to the east. [12] The letter eloquently called for a crusade, not against Novgorod, but against Tavastians in Finland, who had allegedly started hostilities against the church. Actually the meeting was held between 8 October and 1 November, not on 15 July. Oxford 1993. trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Description of the battle in the First Novgorod Chronicle", Värmland expedition by the Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek, "Letter by Pope Gregory IX about an uprising against the church in Tavastia", Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Neva&oldid=964897601, Articles containing Russian-language text, Articles containing Swedish-language text, Articles that may contain original research from May 2016, All articles that may contain original research, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2009, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2016, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2013, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from Brockhaus-Efron, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 June 2020, at 06:59. But prince Alexander came back home with Novgorodians and people of Ladoga, all well, protected by God and Saint Sophia and all the prayers of the holy men. Unrest was due to the struggle between those who wanted to keep the old tribal structure,[7] the folkung party, and the king, who was assisted by the church. In his defunct position, the king may not have been willing or able to act, but the letter may have provided the frustrated folkungs an opportunity to regain part of their Viking Age glory. Reviews, directions and photos, Man's pain points will help you to know your own body better, Konstantin Lavronenko: Filmography, biography and personal life (photo), American writer Thompson Hunter Stockton: biography, creativity, Sergey Dovlatov, writer: life and creativity, "Cold dish": content of the film by series, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Novosibirsk).

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