+The Northern Crusades were a series of Christian military expeditions by Catholic powers, predominantly from Scandinavia and Germany, against the pagan peoples bordering the [Baltic Sea](/wiki/baltic_sea). Spanning from the 12th to the early 15th centuries, these campaigns, an extension of the broader [Crusades](/wiki/crusades), aimed at conversion, conquest, and territorial expansion into regions like Livonia, Prussia, and Finland.
+## See also
+- [Teutonic Order](/wiki/teutonic_order)
+- [Baltic Tribes](/wiki/baltic_tribes)
+- [Religious Wars](/wiki/religious_wars)