Baltic Tribes
In the early 13th century, the Baltic tribes were facing a threat from the Teutonic Knights, who were on a mission to Christianize the region and expand their territory. The tribes, including the Prussians, Lithuanians, and Latvians, had to band together to defend their lands and way of life.
The Teutonic Knights, backed by the powerful Holy Roman Empire, launched a series of brutal campaigns against the Baltic tribes, burning villages and forcing conversions to Christianity.
Despite their fierce resistance, the tribes were eventually defeated, and their lands were annexed by the Teutonic Order. However, the Lithuanians managed to hold out and eventually formed a powerful pagan state that would later become the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
The struggle between the Baltic tribes and the Teutonic Knights would shape the history of the region for centuries to come, with the legacy of their conflict still felt in modern-day Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.