Raid on the White Sea (1419)

Norwegian raid on the White Sea (1419)
Date1419
Location
Settlements around the White Sea
Result Norwegian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Norway (872–1397) Norway Novgorod
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Unknown
Strength
At least more than 2 ships, 500 men Unknown
Casualties and losses
Two boats destroyed Many civilians slaughtered

In 1419, the Kingdom of Norway launched a raid against the Novgorod Republic in the White Sea. The Norwegians entered the sea with 500 men, proceeding to burn down many settlements and three monasteries, killing everybody they could.[1][2][3] It is said that "men from beyond the volok"[4] destroyed two of the Norwegian boats.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chronicle of Novgorod" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Nicholas Karelian Monastery - the oldest on the White Sea. - Severodvinsk". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  3. ^ Hansen, Lars Ivar. "On the View of "the Other" – Abroad and At Home. The Geography and Peoples of the High North, According to Historia Norwegiae1" (PDF).
  4. ^ On this expression, see “Beyond the Volok”: The Medieval Frontier and Chronicle of Novgorod, 1016-1471 (Part One).
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