▁ 8 0 % ▁were ▁Germ ans ▁from ▁West phal ia , ▁ 1 8 % ▁were ▁Dan es , ▁and ▁ 2 % ▁were ▁Est oni ans ▁( C lem ens ▁Est o , ▁Otto ▁K ive le , ▁Od ward us ▁Sor se fer æ , ▁etc .). ▁The ▁chron ic ler ▁D itle b ▁Al n pe ke ▁( 1 2 9 0 ) ▁compla ined ▁that ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Den mark ▁was ▁accepting ▁Est oni ans ▁as ▁his ▁v ass als . ▁Dan ish ▁rule ▁was ▁more ▁liberal ▁in ▁this ▁respect ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Brothers ▁of ▁the ▁S word , ▁in ▁whose ▁territ ories ▁no ▁n atives ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁become ▁l ords ▁of ▁f ief s . ▁In ▁ 1 2 4 8 , ▁the ▁v ass als ▁and ▁burg ers ▁of ▁Re val ▁already ▁had ▁a ▁local ▁legisl ative ▁body ▁or ▁r itter schaft . ▁ ▁The ▁Dan ish ▁army ▁only ▁visited ▁the ▁province ▁occasionally . ▁In ▁ 1 2 4 0 – 4 2 , ▁Den mark ▁went ▁to ▁war ▁against ▁Nov gor od ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁extend ▁its ▁rule ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁V ot ians . ▁King ▁Val dem ar ▁sent ▁his ▁sons ▁Ab el ▁and ▁Can ute ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁v ass als ' ▁campaign , ▁but ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁win ▁any ▁new ▁territory . ▁The ▁Dan ish ▁king ▁Erik ▁P log p enn ig ▁visited ▁Est onia ▁in ▁ 1 2 4 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁fleet ▁sa iled