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Tapio Salminen wrote: >On the other hand Birigitta supported quite eagerly king Magnus >Eriksson's expansive politics in eastern Finland and Russia. In 1348 this >politics took a form of crusade against the Russians in the >Neva-area. Some material concerning this ought to be found as well in >the Revelationes. It is quite correct that Birgitta supported king Magnus Eriksson's crusade across the Baltic sea. She also blames the king for not fulfillinge his quest (see Book II:6, VI: 41, VIII: 2, 6, 39, 40, 43-47, 49, and Rev. Extr. 51). In at least two reveletions Birgitta also talks about crusades in more general form. In book II, chapter 19, she says that the crusaders thinks more of winning land and enlarge their worldly richness than of preaching Gods word. In book IV, chapter 48 she talks in general words about the cruasdes to Jerusalem. Jonas Carlquist Dep. of scandinavian languages Stockholm university %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%