Lembitu
Lembitu (Estonian also: Lembit, died September 21, 1217) was an ancient Estonian elder of Sakala County and military leader in the struggle against conquest of the Estonian lands by the German Livonian Brothers of the Sword at the beginning of the 13th century. He is the only Estonian pre-Crusade ruler, about whom some biographical information is known (he is mentioned only in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia).
Lembitu, also referred to in Latin as Lambite, Lembito or Lembitus, was first mentioned in chronicles in 1211. Troops led by Lembitu destroyed a troop of missionaries in the historical Estonian county of Sakala and made a raid as far as Pskov, then a town of the Novgorod Republic. In 1215, Lembitu's Lehola (Leal) stronghold (situated near the present town of Suure-Jaani) was taken by Germans and Lembitu was taken prisoner. He was released in 1217.
Lembitu attempted to unite the Estonians in order to withstand the German conquest. He managed to assemble an army of 6,000 Estonian men from different counties, but was killed in the following Battle of St. Matthew's Day in September, 1217.
'Lembitu' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
Malev (2005)
Actors: Dajan Ahmet (actor), Jim Ashilevi (actor), Märt Avandi (actor), Anton Klink (actor), Anti Kobin (actor), Kusti Laid (actor), Mait Malmsten (actor), Ain Mäeots (actor), Üllar Saaremäe (actor), Ott Sepp (actor), Mattias Suuman (actor), Raivo E. Tamm (actor), Uku Uusberg (actor), Sergo Vares (actor), Argo Aadli (actor),
Plot: Year 1208. The first Eastward enlargement of Europe is under way. Brutal forces of the Teutonic Order are steadily marching on. In their path live a simple and peaceful people, whose main pastimes include cultivating the earth, singing and, if possible, doing both at the same time. They are the Estonians. Ignorant in the ways of war, they find an unlikely leader in a young boy with Catholic upbringing. In their fight for freedom, the Estonians encounter numerous obstacles, including the Germans, French, Russians and, worst of all, the Latvians. Will they succeed in defeating their enemies or will they experience a cultural awakening?
Keywords: blood, death, elderly, estonia, europe, fictional-war, fight, medieval-times, mentor, part-animationGenres: Action,
Limpid
Give me a limpid light
And I'll believe in you
Pretending to be real
And safe behind your "cruci-fiction"
What do you say?
What you say makes me sick