By coldsteem on Skatehive
Source Unattributed postcard The first settlers to Tallinn, Estonia are believed to have arrived in the area nearly 5,000 years ago. The city used to be located further from the port. The area known as Old Town has been around since the early Thirteenth Century. A battle between the natives and the Danes was waged in 1219. The Estonians were winning the battle when a miraculous sign appeared in the sky and the tide was turned. The Danes conquered and Estonia has remained under foreign rule almost continually ever since. Source By Ivo Kruusamägi Between the Germans, Danes, Swedes and Russians, Estonia has had many "liberators" and have incorporated much of the culture from the diverse people who have taken up residence within their borders. So it was surprising to me that they have managed to hold on to their linguistic roots. The occupations finally came to a short-lived end following the Estonian War of Independence fought between 1918 and 1920. Freedom Square commemorates t