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Henry IV: Crown, Conflict, Consequence
... literature. He campaigned against the pagans twice in Lithuania during the Northern Crusades, fighting alongside ... scarce for the next several years. He spent 1390 in Lithuania besieging Vilnius with the Teutonic knights. During ... earn Henry a positive military reputation. He returned to Lithuania in 1392 with a small army of 100 men, costing his ...
Robbie Mitchell - 21/04/2024 - 14:57
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Scythian Priesthood of Fierce Fighting Eunuch Shamans of the Snake Goddess
The Scythian goddess Argimpasa was half-human, half-snake with a priesthood of powerful shamans, who despite their self-inflicted castration, seemed to still personify the reputation of fierce warriors. The culture of the Scythians, a group of ancient tribes of nomadic warriors who lived in what is now southern Siberia, flourished from around 900 BC to around 200 BC.
MartiniF - 18/07/2019 - 03:53
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Huge Hoard of 1000-year-old Yotvingian Weapons Unearthed in Poland
... AD and inhabited territories that now straddle Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. A Very Unusual Ancient Cemetery It is ...
ashley cowie - 06/01/2020 - 14:00
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Exploring the World's Most Spectacular Temples (Video)
... through diverse landscapes and cultures. In northern Lithuania, the Hill of Crosses stands as a reminder of the ... enlightenment. Hill of Crosses: A Hundred Thousand Times Lithuania Has Stood Up Gold Coin Hoard Found Hidden Beneath ...
Robbie Mitchell - 02/01/2024 - 20:01
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Ancient Pirita Convent Caught Up in a Terrible War
... Arc , which Estonia shares with Belarus, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania , Norway, Moldova, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine ... in the Middle Ages. The present-day nation of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia were the last strongholds of paganism ...
Ed Whelan - 06/11/2019 - 01:52
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The Bringer of Souls: The Stork Myth In Ancient Pan-European Beliefs
... Since 1974, the white stork has been the national bird of Lithuania, and the bird is an inseparable part of their ... W. 2020. The Pious Bird: Storks in Myth and Memory in Lithuania . Przekrój. [Online] Available at: ...
Aleksa Vučković - 25/11/2020 - 22:03
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The Golden Horde and the Mongol Mission to Conquer Europe
... conquered parts of Northern Europe, including Poland, Lithuania and Hungary. Berke also demanded that Louis the ... attacked the kingdom of Poland and the grand duchy of Lithuania from 1487 to 1491 but were easily defeated. Top ...
Mark Miller - 19/10/2018 - 14:02
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‘Sensational’ 3,500-year-old Bronze Age Axes Found in Forest in Poland
... to potentially link to a Baltic culture from contemporary Lithuania or northeastern Poland. One of the axe blades ... axes, of the tautušiai type, named after the village in Lithuania where they were first discovered, noted The History ...
Gary Manners - 08/12/2023 - 13:54
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The Rise of Ivan the Great and the Birth of The Russian Empire
... Ivan used apostasy: by allying themselves with Poland and Lithuania , the Novgorodians were unofficially renouncing ... was forced to sue for peace and abandon all alliances with Lithuania and Poland, to cede massive amounts of territory, ...
Aleksa Vučković - 12/06/2020 - 13:58
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New Discoveries Show Child Labor is an Ancient Curse
... at the National Museum of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius during his European Association of ...
ashley cowie - 21/09/2018 - 14:02
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Evidence Syphilis Did Not Arrive In Europe With Columbus Expedition
... contain, have been lost to the pages of time. In Vilnius, Lithuania , one such cemetery was found in a typical way: ... Top image: Multiple burial in Vilnius, Lithuania containing an individual infected with both plague ...
ancient-origins - 17/06/2020 - 00:50
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Bizarre Burial: Girl With A Bird Skull In Her Mouth
... the Mysterious Burial The commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania housed many immigrants prior to the 18th century. ...
Elizabeth Moore - 09/06/2021 - 01:53
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Malbork Castle: Searching for Treasure and Legends in the Shadows of the Teutonic Order
... the second stage of the Order's crusade was to overrun Lithuania, the newly established state to the east developed ...
Natalia Klimczak - 22/08/2016 - 03:49
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Murder in Malbork Castle: The Demise of Werner von Orseln, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
... near the border of the Order State with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1314, the Grand Master Karl von Trier appointed ... the death of Grand Master were the nobles from Poland or Lithuania. Another possibility is murder on behalf of a ...
Natalia Klimczak - 27/12/2015 - 03:00
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The Honorable Death: Samurai and Seppuku in Feudal Japan
While martial suicide is a practice found in a lot of cultures, the act of seppuku, or ritual self-disembowelment, is peculiar to Japan. The earliest known acts of seppuku were the deaths of samurai Minamoto Tametomo and poet Minamoto Yorimasa in the latter part of the 12th century. Seppuku is known in the west as hara-kiri. However, the term seppuku is considered a more elegant usage.
MartiniF - 02/07/2020 - 20:51
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The Teutonic Order: How a Hospice for Pilgrims Turned into a Legion of Crusaders
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem (commonly known as the Teutonic Order) is a military order that was founded in the Holy Land during the Crusades. The Teutonic Order was originally established as a hospice to provide care from pilgrims. It was not long, however, until the order followed in the footsteps of the Templars and Hospitallers and became militarized.
dhwty - 30/12/2018 - 18:44
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The Double-Headed Eagle: An Everlasting Symbol of Power
The double-headed eagle has been a popular symbol associated with the concept of a powerful Empire. Most contemporary uses of the symbol are exclusively associated with its use by the Byzantine Empire and the Greek Orthodox Church.
Theodoros Karasavvas - 15/06/2017 - 19:09
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Can the Baltic Crusades Teach Us About Bringing Nature Back to Life?
... of the eastern Baltic (today Estonia, Latvia, western Lithuania, north-east Poland and the Russian Kaliningrad ... the Baltic Crusades resulted in depopulated frontiers with Lithuania , which remained at war with the Teutonic Order for ...
ancient-origins - 11/05/2020 - 22:58
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Hidden Caves and Lost Battlefield Linked to Casimir the Great Found
Casimir the Great is one of the greatest figures in Polish history and played an important role in Medieval Eastern Europe. Two recent finds are providing exciting new insights into his reign. In Poland, a mysterious cavern has been found under a ruined castle that was associated with Casimir the Great.
Ed Whelan - 31/07/2020 - 23:06
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Following the Magical Journey to Poland by John Dee and Edward Kelley
... was elected as King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1576. When he came to Poland after the long rule ...
Natalia Klimczak - 22/05/2016 - 21:59