Danish Baltic Crusade

Timeline

1. 1104Lund · ScandinaviaPope Paschal II formally authorized crusading action against the pagan Wends of the Baltic within the framework of the Lund church council, granting participants indulgences and church legitimacy; Denmark became the core Nordic power implementing this policy.
2. 1104Coast of Pomerania and Rügen · PomeraniaDenmark organized a naval crusading expedition, attacking Wendish coastal settlements and ports, destroying pagan temples, and forcing some chieftains to accept baptism or pay tribute, initiating long-term Danish military and missionary pressure on the eastern Baltic coast.