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The Curonians (also called '''Kursi''', Latvian '''Kurši''', Lithuanian '''Kuršiai''') are one of the extinct Baltic tribes that later formed the Latvian nation. They gave their name to the nation of Courland , and to the modern Latvian province of Kurzeme . Their language was Curonian . It is one of the tribes that lived in Latvia and Lithuania from the 5th to the 16th centuries. The Curonians were known as fierce warriors, excellent sailors and pirates. They were involved in several wars and alliances with Swedish, Danish and Icelandic Vikings . Chapter 46 of Egils Saga describes one Viking expedition by the Vikings Thorolf and Egill Skallagrímsson in Courland. They took part in attacking Sweden's main city Sigtuna in 1187. The Curonians were one of the last Latvian peoples to accept Christianity, although pagan customs were continued after the 19th century. Some of the most important writing sources about the Curonians are the Henrici Chronicon Livoniae , the Livländische Reimschronike , well as the Egils Saga and the Saxo Grammaticus Gesta Danorum . They were conquered by the Livonian Order in 1266 and eventually merged with other tribes. |
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