▁the ▁territ ories ▁of ▁present - day ▁Est onia ▁that ▁were ▁ruled ▁by ▁Den mark ▁first ly ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 3 th – 1 4 th ▁centuries ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th – 1 7 th ▁centuries . ▁Den mark ▁rose ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁military ▁and ▁merc ant ile ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century . ▁It ▁had ▁an ▁interest ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁occas ional ▁Est onian ▁and ▁Cour onian ▁pir ate ▁attacks ▁that ▁threatened ▁its ▁Balt ic ▁trade . ▁Dan ish ▁fle ets ▁attacked ▁Est onia ▁in ▁ 1 1 7 0 , ▁ 1 1 9 4 , ▁and ▁ 1 1 9 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 2 0 6 , ▁King ▁Val dem ar ▁II ▁and ▁arch bishop ▁Andreas ▁Sun on is ▁led ▁a ▁ra id ▁on ▁Ö sel ▁island , ▁Sa are ma a . ▁The ▁Kings ▁of ▁Den mark ▁laid ▁a ▁claim ▁on ▁Est onia ▁as ▁their ▁possession , ▁which ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁po pe . ▁In ▁ 1 2 1 9 ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁fleet ▁land ed ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁har bor ▁of ▁Est onia ▁and ▁defeated ▁the ▁Est oni ans ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lind an ise ▁that ▁brought ▁Northern ▁Est onia ▁under ▁Dan ish ▁reign ▁until ▁the ▁Est onian ▁u pr ising ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁territ ories ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Te ut onic ▁Order ▁and ▁sold ▁by ▁Den mark ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 6 . ▁ ▁Modern