Swedish expedition to Courland (854)

Swedish expedition to Courland
Date	854
Location	Courland, Seeburg (Grubin), Aputra
Result	Swedish victory The Curonians resume tributary payments to Sweden.; The Curonians hand over all plunder taken from the Danes.; The Curonians hand over 30 hostages as a promise for their loyalty;
Territorial; changes	Courland becomes subject to Sweden.
Belligerents
Sweden	Curonians
Commanders and leaders
Olaf of Sweden	Unknown
Strength
Presumably large	7,000 at Seeburg ; 15,000 at Aputra
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Atleast 7,000 killed

The Swedish expedition to Courland was an early military expedition undertaken by the Swedish king Olof against the rebellious Curonians who had started refusing to pay tribute to him earlier. The expedition was mentioned by the Rimbert Chronicle as a "roaring success".

^ Ravndal, Gabriel Bie (1938). "Stories of the East-vikings".
^ "Curonians, the fearsome pirates of the Baltic".

[1] Ravndal, Gabriel Bie (1938). "Stories of the East-vikings".

[2] "Curonians, the fearsome pirates of the Baltic".

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