Virumaa
Sign in to saveVirumaa or Viru (; Low German: Wierland; Old Norse: Virland) is a historical region in northeastern Estonia and a medieval independent Estonian county (maakond). In most part, the historical Virumaa region overlaps with modern Lääne-Viru ("West Viru") and Ida-Viru ("East Viru") counties.
Key facts
- Former Subdivision.native_name
- Virumaa
- Former Subdivision.conventional_long_name
- Vironia
- Former Subdivision.common_name
- Virumaa
- Former Subdivision.subdivision
- County
- Former Subdivision.nation
- Estonia
- Former Subdivision.year_end
- c. 1227
- Former Subdivision.s1
- Duchy of Estonia (1219–1346)Danish Estonia
- Former Subdivision.image_coat
- Ida-Virumaa_coatofarms.png
- Former Subdivision.image_map
- Ancient_Estonian_counties.png
- Former Subdivision.image_map_caption
- Ancient Estonia
- Former Subdivision.capital
- Tarvanpää
- Former Subdivision.title_leader
- Elder
- Former Subdivision.leader1
- Kyriavanus
- Former Subdivision.leader2
- Tabelinus
- Former Subdivision.stat_area1
- 7387
- Former Subdivision.stat_year1
- 1220
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Virumaa or Viru (; Low German: Wierland; Old Norse: Virland) is a historical region in northeastern Estonia and a medieval independent Estonian county (maakond). In most part, the historical Virumaa region overlaps with modern Lääne-Viru ("West Viru") and Ida-Viru ("East Viru") counties.
Medieval people of Virumaa, the Vironians, built many strongholds, like Tarwanpe (modern Rakvere) and Agelinde (now Punamägi Hill in Äntu village). Vironians were divided into five clans (kilikunda), Maum (in Estonian "Mahu"), Laemund (Lemmu) also known as Pudiviru, Askele, Revele (Rebala), Alentagh (Alutaguse). Like other Estonian tribes, Vironians remained predominantly pagan before Northern Crusades in the 13th century.