Medievalists.net » Caspian Sea http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The politico-religious landscape of medieval Karelia http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/14/the-politico-religious-landscape-of-medieval-karelia/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/14/the-politico-religious-landscape-of-medieval-karelia/#comments Fri, 14 Feb 2014 22:53:46 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=47575 In historical sources the Karelians appear in the 12th century although archaeological excavations suggest that the amalgamation of groups of Baltic Finns, centered on the Karelian Isthmus, that came together from east and west respectively to form them originated in the late Iron Age and early Viking Age.

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