This book (without an image on Amazon) is a straightforward brief comparative study of the early Crusading orders, Templars, Hospitilars, Teutonic Knights, and a number of others.
On pages 47-8, I was quite taken by references to peoples and regions of northern Europe I'd never heard of:
Ungannia, Wierland, Warbolians, Warmia, Nattangia, and Bartia.
I found online references to all but the Warbolians.
I offer this list to you for your own amusement.
Image: Fearsome Templars.
Are Warbolians perhaps from Varbola, Estonia?
ReplyDeleteThis makes sense, because all the other references are either to Estonia or Prussia.
ReplyDelete4 first names are real places on Estonian territory
ReplyDeleteUngannia = Ugandi region
Wierland = Virumaa region
warbolians - people from Varbola region/castle
Warmia = Harrien= Harju