 This has been interpreted as either Häme Castle (Swedish "Tavastehus") or the nearby Hakoinen Castle, but there is no archaeological evidence at either site to support such an early dating.Probably in an effort to prevent other parties from getting involved in the conflict, Pope Innocent IV took Finland under his special protection in August 1249 but without mentioning Sweden in any way.The bishop of Finland, Thomas, probably a Dominican friar, had resigned already in 1245 and died three years later in a Dominican convent in Gotland.