why is the battlefield called frozen?
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Explanation:
The Battle on the Ice (Russian: Ледовое побоище, Ledovoye poboishche; German: Schlacht auf dem Eise; Estonian: Jäälahing; German: Schlacht auf dem Peipussee) was fought between the Republic of Novgorod led by Prince Alexander Nevsky and the forces of the Livonian Order and Bishopric of Dorpat led by Bishop Hermann of Dorpat on April 5, 1242, at Lake Peipus. The battle is notable for having been fought largely on the frozen lake, which gave the battle its name.
Battle on the Ice
Part of the Northern Crusades
Facial Chronicle - b.06, page 085 - Battle of the Ice.jpg
Depiction of the battle in the late 16th century illuminated manuscript Life of Alexander Nevsky
Date April 5, 1242
Location
Lake Peipus, between Estonia and Russia
Result
Novgorodian victory
Teutonic order dropped all territorial claims over Russian lands
Belligerents
Nowogród.svg Novgorod Republic
Seal of Alexander Nevsky 1236 Avers.svg Grand Duchy of Vladimir
Символ господарства Псковского.png Pskov Republic
Baltic coat of arms.svg Livonian Order
Tartu coat of arms.svg Bishopric of Dorpat
State Banner of Denmark (14th Century).svg Kingdom of Denmark
Commanders and leaders
Nowogród.svg Alexander Nevsky
Seal of Alexander Nevsky 1236 Avers.svg Andrey Yaroslavich
Tartu coat of arms.svg Hermann of Dorpat
Strength
5,000[1]
2,600[2]
Casualties and losses
No exact figures
Livonian Rhymed Chronicle:
20 knights killed
6 knights captured
Novgorod First Chronicle:
400 Germans killed
50 Germans imprisoned
"Countless" Estonians killed[3]
A significant defeat was sustained by the crusaders during the Northern Crusades, which were directed against pagans and Eastern Orthodox Christians rather than Muslims in the Holy Land. The Crusaders' defeat in the battle marked the end of their campaigns against the Orthodox Novgorod Republic and other Slavic territories for the next century.
The event was glorified in Sergei Eisenstein's historical drama film Alexander Nevsky, released in 1938, which created a popular image of the battle often mistaken for the real events.