This text represents a contribution to the history of the Northern crusades and the Chritianization of the Baltic lands in the Middle Ages, from the beginnings of the Catholic mission to the time of the Reformation. 'Alan Murray has done a fine job in bringing together in this collection of essays some of the most important research which is currently being conducted into crusading and conversion in the countries which bordered on the Baltic Sea.... Historians of the crusades and the Baltic lands will find this book very useful...' History, Vol 87 'A strength of the volume is its truly international quality, with contributors from Denmark, Estonia, Russia, Sweden and Germany as well as Britian and North America. A useful eight-page bibliography of relevant literature in English adds to the value of this welcome addition to the literature on the medieval Baltic region.' SEER '... a worthy volume that whets the appetite for more such dialogue between European scholars of east and west.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History 'The editor is to be thanked for a superb job... [an] engaging and important book.' Revue d'Histoire Ecclésiastique '... the contributions... reflect the vibrancy the study of the Baltic crusade has been gaining in the wake of the independence of the Baltic states...' Crusades, Vol 3 'Every historian of early Europe should read this book...' The Catholic Historical Review