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Riga's History
The small Riga River wound like a
narrow ribon along marshes and sands
and flowed into the Daugava River.
Near the river's bend a settlement of
Liv merchants and craftsmen was
located (in the area of present day
Audeju and Kaleju streets in Old Town
of Riga). 
They used to build low houses
made of pine or fir logs with straw or
reed roofs and basements made of
boulders os oak-wood wells. They
worked in smithies, built vessels,
traded at the Market Square. Foreign
merchants who travelled by the
Daugava River were frequent visitors
there.
A little bit further, close to the Daugava, the second Liv settlement appeared - the fishermen's one (in the area of Marstalu and Brivibas streets). These two settlements were connected with castles of Livs and Latgals and settlements of craftsmen situeted at the second most important river - the Gauja - by the only ground road - the Sand Road. It followed the path of present-day Brivibas street and turned to Liv settlement near the Powder Tower.
In spring 1200 Pope in his bull declared
crusade against Livonia peoples. From
that time more and more often foreign
ships arrived to the harbour on the
Riga River - not with goods but with
armoured knights. At last bishop Albert
arrived - with knights and squadron of
23 ships. for the whole summer they
negotiated with local elders and
examined the harbour.
And on one autumn day guets arrived to bishop Albert. They were chiefs of Livs from castles upon the Daugava River and Turaida region who had been christened. When the feast was at its peak the bishop secretly ordered to close all the outer doors and windows. After that he declared to the invited that they were his captives and unless they yielded to his will they would be shackled and sent to exile. And bishop Albert demanded the land near Riga settlements to be given to him and his people. Having received the promise bishop set chiefs of Livs free. But he took thirty sons of the chiefs as hostages and brought them to Germany. That was how the building of Riga had been started.
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