Jarl Gallén
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Jarl Wilhelm Erik Gallén, 23 May 1908 in Helsinki
, 27 March 1990 in Helsinki, was a Finnish
historian
and Swedish-speaking professor in history at Helsinki University 1964-75.
Gallén's special field was the Middle Ages
, particularly the Dominican Order
's history in the Nordic counties, but he also wrote about the modern history of war. His most noticed work is about the treaty of Nöteborg
and the medieval eastern frontier of Finland Nöteborgsfreden och Finlands medeltida östgräns (1968).
One of Gallén's thesis is that he holds it as unlikely that the Swedes made an crusade to Finland 1249-50 from a political point of view, because of a serious power struggle with Norway
at the time. The second crusade he dates to the years of 1238 or 1239, which is more likely because that the papal bulla
of crusade stems from 1237.
Helsinki
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, 27 March 1990 in Helsinki, was a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and Swedish-speaking professor in history at Helsinki University 1964-75.
Gallén's special field was the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, particularly the Dominican Order
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
's history in the Nordic counties, but he also wrote about the modern history of war. His most noticed work is about the treaty of Nöteborg
Treaty of Nöteborg
Treaty of Nöteborg, also known as Treaty of Oreshek , is a conventional name for the peace treaty that was signed at Orekhovets on August 12, 1323. It was the first settlement between Sweden and Novgorod Republic regulating their border...
and the medieval eastern frontier of Finland Nöteborgsfreden och Finlands medeltida östgräns (1968).
One of Gallén's thesis is that he holds it as unlikely that the Swedes made an crusade to Finland 1249-50 from a political point of view, because of a serious power struggle with Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
at the time. The second crusade he dates to the years of 1238 or 1239, which is more likely because that the papal bulla
Bulla
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of crusade stems from 1237.