Nurmekund
Appearance
Nurmekund Nurmekund | |||||||
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Migration period–1224 | |||||||
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Capital | Pilistvere | ||||||
Common languages | Old Estonian | ||||||
Religion | Estonian paganism, Thor cult | ||||||
Government | Eldership | ||||||
Elder | |||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | Migration period | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1224 | ||||||
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Nurmekund (Low German: Nurmegunde) was a small independent country (eldership) on the north coast of Lake Võrtsjärv in Central Estonia, bordered by Sakala, Alempois, Järvamaa, Mõhu, and Ugandi. Nurmekund had an area of approximately 600 hides.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/DirhamsEstonia.jpg/200px-DirhamsEstonia.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Teutonic_state_1250.png/200px-Teutonic_state_1250.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Poltsamaajoki2.jpg/200px-Poltsamaajoki2.jpg)
See also
- History of Estonia
- Imavere
- Kabala
- Kolga-Jaani
- Kõo
- Livonian Crusade
- Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights
- Pilistvere
- Põltsamaa
- Rulers of Estonia
- Võhma