By Mihkel Mäesalu and Stefan Pajung A few months ago we made a post on this blog on how Danish Estonia was called during the 13th and 14th centuries. As our readers and followers know, Duke of Estonia was a title held by the King of Denmark between 1269 and 1346. But there was one…
By Stefan Pajung & Mihkel Mäesalu As a historian, it is fascinating to see, how certain subjects attract a lot of attention, are revisited again and again and new interpretations of them are formulated – while other subjects remain unexplained, obscure or only of interest to a small group of individuals. Over the last decade…
Autorid Stefan Pajung ja Mihkel Mäesalu Seekordne ajaveebi postitus räägib teadmistevahetuse kasulikkusest ajaloo uurimisel ja ajaloo kirjutamisel ning seda illustreerib Eestimaa hertsogi, Taani junkur Otto juhtum. Juhtus nii, et kui Mihkel tuli mulle 2019. aasta oktoobris Kopenhaagenisse külla, hakkasime rääkima erinevatel teemadel ja üks neist oli Taani junkur Otto. Otto oli kuningas Valdemar IV Atterdagi…
By Mihkel Mäesalu and Stefan Pajung When historians write (or talk) of Northern Estonia under Danish rule during the 13th and 14th centuries, they tend to use the name “Duchy of Estonia” for these areas. In this way historians stress, that Northern Estonia was not a part of the Kingdom of Denmark proper, but a…
By Stefan Pajung and Mihkel Mäesalu This month’s blog post is about the benefits of the exchange of knowledge in historical research and history writing – which will be illustrated through the case of Prince of Otto of Denmark, Duke of Estonia. It so happened, that when Mihkel came to visit me in Copenhagen in…
Autorid: Mihkel Mäesalu ja Stefan Pajung, Carlsbergi stipendiumi saajad. Ajaloouuringud toimuvad omapärasel viisil. Mõnikord avastavad ajaloolased uusi fakte, kuid otsustavad neid mitte tähtsustada ja nii võivad need jääda laiemale ajaloohuviliste ringile tundmatuks. See kehtib ka Saksa ordu valduste kohta keskaegses Taanis. Ehkki allikaid on juba ammu avaldatud, ei tea isegi enamik ajaloolasi, et Saksa ordul…
Authors: Mihkel Mäesalu and Stefan Pajung, Carlsberg fellowship grantees. Historical research works in peculiar ways. Sometimes historians discover new facts, but choose not to give significance to them and so these facts can remain unknown to the wider circle of history enthusiasts. This is the case with the possessions of the Teutonic Order in Medieval…
Autorid: Mihkel Mäesalu (UT), Stephan Pajung (Taani ajaloo muuseum Frederiksborgis) 2019. aasta 15. juunil tähistati Taani lipu – Dannebrogi juubelit nii Taanis kui Eestis. Sel päeval andis Taani kuninganna isiklikult meile üle uurimisgrandi “HM Queen Margrethe II Distinguished Research Fellowship”, et uurida Eesti ja Taani ühist ajalugu. Projekt sai alguse 1. oktoobril 2019 ja pärast…
On the 15th of June 2019, on the day of the 800th anniversary of the Dannebrog, we, Mihkel Mäesalu from the University of Tartu and Stefan Pajung from the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle, were awarded “HM Queen Margrethe II Distinguished Research Fellowship” by the Queen of Denmark herself in order to do…
What traces have the former relations between the Danes and Estonians left in the history and historical memory of our countries? This will be studied by Estonian and Danish researchers in the Carlsberg Foundation fellowship project, in cooperation with the Frederiksborg Museum of National History, Tallinn City Museum and the University of Tartu. On 15…