What is the name of the Baltic tribe duke known as King Vester?
Viestards Viestards (also "Viesthard, Vesthardus, Viesturs") was one of the greatest Semigallian dukes in the 13th century, referred to as King Vester (Old High German: "konic Vesters" ). His capital was Tērvete hillfort. During the first decades of the 13th century he was allied with the Livonian Brothers of the Sword against Lithuanians, who looted Semigallia on several occasions. In 1205, joint forces of semigallians and crusaders defeated Lithuanians and killed duke Žvelgaitis.
History of Saxony The history of Saxony consists of what was originally a small tribe living on the North Sea between the Elbe and Eider River in the present Holstein. The name of this tribe, the Saxons (Latin: "Saxones"), was first mentioned by the Greek author Ptolemy. The name "Saxons" is derived from the Seax, a knife used by the tribe as a weapon.