We all “know” that the Slavs are latecomers. Or, at least, all the academics “know” that. With that preconception in mind we begin here a new series that looks at this claim in more detail by examining instances of strange names or places that seem to gainsay the above made claim. Nothing conclusive, of course, […]
It is telling that no one has ever answered Wojciech Ketrzynski when he raised questions about the ethnicity of the Suevi. On that here and here and here and here. Well, strictly speaking, Aleksander Brueckner did answer though his answer was not any coherent response but rather a statement along the lines of “I don’t want to believe this so I don’t believe […]
The name of the Rani tribe has given people headaches for many years. The Greater Poland Chronicle derived it as follows: “The Rani are called so for when fighting enemies they had the custom to yell ‘rani!’ ‘rani!’ that is, wound ’em!, wound ’em!” Item Rani seu Rana dicuntur ex eo, quia semper in conflictu […]
In all of our discussions we have steadily leaned towards the position that the “homeland” of the Slavs must be somewhere in the area where the Slavs – or some of them – are now. What is more, it is likely to be rather centrally located within that vast area. But weren’t “Germanic” tribes there, […]
We have hinted here, here and here and sorta here at what we think one solution to the Slavic puzzle may be. What if Suavs (or Slavs if you follow the Southern or Eastern pronunciation rite) are Suevi? What would such a Suevic theory look like? Perhaps something like this: Central Europe Central Europe – remains […]
We have discussed previously Adam of Bremen’s History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen in the context of Polabian religion as well as regarding the Rarogi. However, Adam’s work also touches upon other aspects of Polabian Slavs and his description of the Slavs is worth discussing on its own. In the following we include a description […]