However , Vironian elder Thabelin of Pudiviru had endorsed Christianity before the German and Danish crusaders reached Estonia .
According to the Livonian Chronicle of Henry , Vironians believed that Tharapita , a god worshipped by Osilians ( the tribe inhabiting Saaremaa ) was born in Vironia .
Vironians elder Thabelin of Pudiviru had endorsed Christianity before the German and Danish crusaders reached Estonia .
According to the Livonian Chronicle of Henry , Vironians believed that Tharapita , a god worshipped by Osilians ( the tribe inhabiting Saaremaa ) was born in Vironia .