[citation needed], Coordinates: 59°48′27″N 30°36′15″E / 59.80750°N 30.60417°E / 59.80750; 30.60417, This article is about the battle in 1240. No Scandinavian bishop is known to have died in 1240. There is no reference to a battle of the Neva in Swedish sources.[6]. The first source to mention the battle is the Novgorod First Chronicle from the 14th century. [14] It has also been suggested that the suspicious information on Norwegians', Finns' and Tavastians' participation was made up in the 14th century, the time of writing of the First Novgorod Chronicle, when Sweden was in control of Norway, Finland and Tavastia. Battle of the Neva, (July 15, 1240), military engagement in which the Novgorod army defeated the Swedes on the banks of the Neva River; in honour of this battle the Novgorod commander, Prince Alexander Yaroslavich, received the surname Nevsky. 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Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Causes and Symptoms, The Institute. [citation needed] In the possible aftermath of the said battle, the King of Norway approached his Swedish counterpart for peace talks in 1241, but was turned down at the time. Taking these facts into consideration, it has been suggested in a recent book aimed at a wide readership,[11] that the Swedish expedition may have been an indirect result of the papal letter in 1237 that was sent to the Swedish Archbishop of Uppsala. [10] Before the treaty, Norway remained an ally of the folkungs, giving them refuge and providing men and arms. If the battle of the Neva had any long-term consequences, it was in Sweden's determination to take over Finland first before attempting to proceed further east. 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