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Revision as of 14:40, 20 July 2009 by OwenBlacker (talk | contribs) (Dashes; fmt, incl 3× whitespace (using Advisor.js); minor edits)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)- Estland is the modern name for Estonia in German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch and some other Germanic languages, with the notable exception of modern English.
- Estland or Eistland in ancient Scandinavian Sagas and Estia, Hestia and Estonia in early Latin sources is the origin of the modern national name of Estonia.
- In a historical context, Estland can refer to:
- The Danish duchy of Estonia (Template:Lang-da) a dominum directum of the King of Denmark from 1219 until 1346 in what is now Northern Estonia until it was sold and became:
- A dominion of the Livonian Order within Terra Mariana in 1346–1561, until it was conquered by the Swedish Empire in the Livonian War and became:
- The Swedish duchy of Estonia (Template:Lang-sv) in 1561–1721 until conquered by the Tsardom of Russia in the Great Northern War and became:
- The Governorate of Estonia (or Estland) (Template:Lang-ru) of the Russian Empire in 1721–1917.
- "Estland" is also the name of a phantom island on the 1558 Venetian Zeno map.
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