Alempois is a small landlocked land between Harjumaa, Järvamaa, Nurmekund, Sakala and Läänemaa, placed by en.wikipedia near Türi (about 58 degrees 50 minutes north, 25 degrees 30 minutes east), on the upper Pärnu river and its tributaries.
It is counted at about 400 hides in the 13th-century reckonings. Nothing is recorded of it for 1200; it is free and pagan.
Who holds it
- Name
- None named for 1200
- Title
- The elders of Alempois
- Since
- not applicable
- Born
- not applicable
- Family
- No ruling family; no elder named.
- Confidence
- low
en.wikipedia (Alempois, citing A. Selart 2020).
Overlord
None. No tribute is known.
What it holds
- The upper Pärnu valley round Türi and towards Vändra
How things stand that morning
Free and pagan.
Wealth
Farming and forest goods.
Military
Levies of a small land. No numbers.
Threats
- The Germans after 1208 (later)
Parishes
Not listed.
Hillforts
None pinned.
Assembly
None named.
Neighbours
Harjumaa, Järvamaa, Nurmekund, Sakala and Läänemaa.
Law and courts
Elders.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- During 1200 (nothing dated)No event in this land is recorded for 1200.Depends on: not applicable Stopped by: not applicable
Places of note
- Türi: Near the centre given for Alempois.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Known only from 13th-century mentions; its extent is a modern reconstruction.
On the map: Placed round Türi with the upper Pärnu valley to Vändra; very rough.
Primary sources for The Estonians
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Chronicle of Novgorod (kept year by year; the Synodal manuscript written in the 13th and 14th centuries). Novgorod's own record, kept at St Sophia. Read online
- The Livonian Chronicle of Henry, Henry of Livonia (1225 to 1227). The chief source for the Baltic mission. Read online
- The birch-bark letters (11th to 15th centuries). Excavated letters and notes on birch bark, dated by the layer they lie in. Read online
- The Registers of Pope Innocent III for 1199 to 1201, Innocent III and the papal chancery (22 February 1199 to 21 February 1201). The pope's outgoing letters for the year, in his chancery's own copy, touching nearly every realm in the atlas. Read online
- Charter book of Livonia, Estonia and Courland, volume 1, 1093 to 1300 (documents of 1093 to 1300, edited 1853). The documents of the Livonian mission: Innocent III's bull of 5 October 1199 calling for a crusade to protect the Livonian church, the privileges for Bishop Albert, Archbishop Hartwig of Bremen's acts for the see of Üxküll, and the later charters that settle who held what on the Düna.
- The law of the Gotlanders; The saga of the Gotlanders (Guta lag about 1220, Guta saga about 1220 to 1275; manuscript of about 1350). The law and the short history of the self-governing island. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.