The conflict ended with a fierce battle, called the Battle on the Ice. On a frigid day in April the two armies met on the frozen ice of Lake Peipus. If the Teutonic Knights were victorious they would stamp out the Orthodox religion and spread Catholicism throughout Russia. If Nevsky and his army successfully stopped the Knights Novgorod and Russia would be free of Western influence.
Today on the Medieval Archives Podcast we’ll discuss the Northern Crusades and the Battle on the Ice.
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In this episode we discuss:
- Northern Crusades
- Livonian Order of the Teutonic Knights
- Pope Gregory IX
- Saint Alexander Nevsky
- And more…


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