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Estonia. Knyaz Olexander with the men of Novgorod and with his brother Andrei and the men of the Lower country went [in the winter in great strength against the land of the Chud people (Estonia), against the Germans, that they might not boast, saying: " We will humble the Sloven race under us," for Pskov was already taken, and its Tiuns- in-prison: "And Knyaz Olexander occupied all the roads right up to Pleskov; and he cleared Pleskov, seized the Germany and Chud men (Estonians), and having bound them in chains, sent them to be imprisoned in Novgorod, and himself went against the Chud people (Estonians). And when they came to their land, he let loose his whole force to provide for themselves. And Domash Tverdislavach and Kerbet were scouring [the country] and the Germans and Estonians met them by a bridge; and they fought there, and there they killed Domash, brother of the Posadnik, an honest man, and others with him, and others again they took with their hands, and others escaped to the troops of the Knyaz. And the Knyaz turned back to the lake and the Germans and Estonians went after them. Seeing this, Knyaz Olexander and all the men of Novgorod drew up their forces by Lake Chud at Uzmen by the Raven's rock (Voroni Kamen); and the Germans and Estonians rode at them driving themselves like a wedge through their army; and there was a great slaughter of Germans and Estonians. And God and St. Sophia and the Holy Martyrs Boris and Gleb, for whose sake the men of Novgorod shed their blood, by the great prayers of those Saints, God helped Knyaz Alexander. And the Germans fell there and the Estonians gave shoulder, and pursuing them fought with them on the ice, seven versts short of the Subol shore.- And there fell of the Estonians a countless number; and of the Germans 400, and fifty they took with their hands and brought to Novgorod. And they fought on April 5, on a Saturday, the Commemoration Day of the Holy Martyr Feodul, to the glory of the Holy Mother of God.
The same year the Germans sent with greeting, in the absence of the Knyaz: " The land of the Vod people, of Luga, Pleskov, and Lotygola, which we invaded with the sword, from all this we withdraw, and those of your men whom we have taken we will exchange, we will let go yours, and you let go ours." And they let go the Pleskov hostages, and made peace.
The same year Knyaz Yaroslav Vsevolodich summoned by the Tartar Tsar Baty, went to him to the Horde.
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