The Pillage of Sigtuna was the raid of the Swedish town of Sigtuna by pagans from the Eastern Baltic in 1187, leading to its destruction. [1] The pillage is most commonly attributed to …

Three famous sets of gates adorned the cathedral over the centuries; they are known as the Korsun, Vasilii, and Sigtuna (or Płock, or Magdeburg) Gates. The Korsun Gates hang at the …

The gates themselves were made in Magdeburg in 1152–1154 and were be designed for the Assumption Cathedral of the Ever-Virgin Mary in Polotsk. But after they were captured by …

A gate standing at the entrance is known as the Sigtuna Gate (mid-12th century); according to legend, it was brought from the Swedish town of Sigtuna in 1187. The second name of the …

The gates found in Hagia Sophia today are gates of bronze which are believed to have been taken by the Novgorodian pirates in a Swedish town Sigtuna in 1187. These gates open only …

‘Ushkuiniks’ were river pirates from the Russian North that pillaged Sweden, Finland, Norway - and even the capital of the Golden Horde, Sarai Batu. The Cathedral of St. Sophia in …

The State Historical Museum houses a copy of the Sigtuna Gates from the Novgorod St. Sophia Cathedral. It was made specifically for the exhibition. The original gates are located in the …

In the summer 1187 Eastern Vikings – Karelian – with the help of other Novgorod allies – Estonian islanders – stoke a lightning raid on one of the few towns of the medieval Sweden – …

Sigtuna has a medieval-style town centre with restaurants, cafes and small shops. The old church ruins, Viking runestones and the old main street (Stora gatan) are popular attractions for …

Based on this assumption, in the 19th century the story of Sigtuna ’s destruc- modern-day Estonians. As such, it was evoked as evidence of the spectacular. evidence of close Estonian …