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2 unusual facts about Livonian War


Eric XIV of Sweden

Most of Eric XIV's reign was then dominated by the Livonian War and the Scandinavian Seven Years' War against Denmark (1563–70), during which he successfully repelled most Danish attempts at conquest, but was unable to keep his own acquisitions.

Kholmsky District, Novgorod Oblast

It was completely destroyed during the Livonian War of 1580-1581, but founded again at the same location in the 18th century.


Battle of Ula

The Battle of Ula or Battle of Chashniki was fought during the Livonian War on 26 January 1564 between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Tsardom of Russia on the Ula River (tributary of the Daugava River) north of Chashniki in the Vitebsk Region.

Eduard Bornhöhe

: This historical story, best known through the movie adaptation Viimne reliikvia (Estonian for The last relic), is set during a peasant uprising in the era of Livonian War.


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