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[mmargiris]

Baltic Unity Fire Convocation 2025

[crystallllines]

pleased as fuck to have been able to make a (semi-ironic, i’m not yet sure) reference to sudovian— possibly old prussian— (one of my two favorite fragments— “Ocho Moy myle schwante Panike,” or “oh my dear (but I always mistranslate it as ‘sweet’ because of false cognates) holy fire!”) in some writing last night:

“That being said, if he expresses any bewilderment over having been called an arrogant, most certainly damned woodland wizard who believes diving into rivers and leaping barefoot over fires is all it takes to get him laid…

“He is lying. He knows precisely what I meant, and I am certain of it. And if he says I said anything like “Go ahead, then, build your sweet holy fires!” or suggested he not even bother using our wood supply for fuel when we have a vast library I knew he was just dying to set ablaze so he can get his dick sucked and return to whatever primitive, pre-literate mystical oral tradition in that slithering tongue his soul secretly yearns for…

“I did. And I am not sorry.”

[fjorn-the-skald]

Raid 3: Wends, Balts, and Sámi/Finns

We’re wrapping up our coverage of the people inhabiting the Viking Age North! This time we focus on the ‘side’ characters: Wends, Balts, and Sámi/Finns. As you’ll learn in the raid, these groups frequently mingled with the Norse, creating complex settlements and cultural expressions. We’ll also emphasize just how much environment affects cultural development, including seafaring. And, of course,…

Raid 3: Wends, Balts, and Sámi/Finns

[hbbisenieks]

Happy Independence Day, Latvia! 🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻

[mmargiris]

September 22 - The Day of BALTS Unity is celebrated in Lithuania and Latvia. On that day in 1236 the Lithuanians defeated the army of The Livonian Brothers of the Sword and the remnants of it were finished off by the Žiemgali. In history, this event is known as the Battle of the SUN. Its importance was huge - the Christian Order never recovered after the defeat.

In total, there were about 4,500 soldiers on the German side; only about 500 remained alive. The first crusade to Lithuania blessed by the Pope was completely ruined.

[mmargiris]

Prekybos Dauguvos žemupyje X-XIII a. XII a. Daugmalės medinės pilies su gyvenviete piešinys

[balticapocalypse]

🔥 KOVIGIEMS JOTVINGIAMS ATMINTI • In memory of the Jotving warriors. A new sculpture by SAULIUS INDRASIUS near the Jotving cemetery in Vilkiautinis. #jotvingiai #jacwingowie #baltictribes #balts (at Vilkiautinis, Alytaus Apskritis, Lithuania) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChIjyV9vt5w/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[historyfiles]

The Dnieper Balts are a theoretical grouping of Eastern Baltic tribes whose very existence is known only from the names of rivers in the region.

The Dnieper Balts are a theoretical grouping of Eastern Baltic tribes whose very existence is known only from the names of rivers in the region.