History of Lithuania [Part 1] - Aesti Tribe and the Amber Road
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
- One of the most under researched groups in European history is the Lithuanian people. With the oldest surviving language in Europe, and the last nation to be Christianised, the Lithuanians can boast outsized impact on modern European culture and life.
In part one of this series, Crispin provides an overview of how amber has been key to the political and cultural development and influence of early Lithuanians, and the native Aesti tribe inhabiting the area during the Roman period.
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I’m a simple man, I see Lithuania in the title, I watch the video and I press like.
Yay! Something positive and not election related! 💛💚❤️
great video its just missing Charlene
Greetings from the Lithuania 🇱🇹 Thank you for Covering History of my Country! You are underrated you deserve much more attention!
Thank you Pagonis :). We are still growing steadily - actually faster than expected, so hopefully get there soon and give Lithuania the platform it deserves!
It feels amazing seeing people outside of Lithuania take interest in the region. Please keep it up
Love from Ukraine 🇱🇹❤️🇺🇦
I am from Lithuania. I admire and I am proud of Ukraine.
My grandmother was from Kharkiv. Liudmila Shevchenko.
I am proud of Kharkiv. ❤
Few misspronounciations of Lithuanian names (like "Pernicus" instead of Perkūnas - Baltic god of thunder, and Jūrate - Lithuanian uses the phonetic writing and reading, so "Youratė" not "Dzouratė"). Apart from these minor rather typical to English speakers problems, great presentation! You doing great job in bringing knowledge about my country to the world. Thank you.
Ei, he's doing his best. Our language is not easy.
Thanks both! As an Australian, I barely speak English ;).
@@MiT708 Agree, way better than any other Whatever English speaker :)
However, paradoxically Germania was pronounced in the Latin manner as [Guermania] and not [Dzermania] :-)
You need to realize the annunciation isn't the same in English as it is in Lietuva. The accent isn't applied nor the same verbs even. If he was speaking Lithuanian that's one thing, but he's not. You're definitely from Klaipeda. Lol
I am Lithuanian American. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching! :)
I am Polish and 1/4 Lithuanian. I was adopted from Poland and my biological paternal grandmother was from Kaunas.
@@macinhorstemeyer1961 Never forget it, brother.
Hello Poland !
@@eliastv5498 waht does this mean? Labas
Great video. Lots of insights and pieces of knowladge that i as a lithuanina have never heard. I a m glad that there will be a lot more videos about my country and that you'll make series out of this. Must be hard, considering these topis are not seen as interesting, because no one knows of Lithuania and no one knows about it, because no one talks about it. Chiken and egg problem. So I am really grateful for taking a leap of faith and putting in the work. Can't wait to see your next video
Thanks Paulius - I think Lithuania will definitely get more interest and attention over coming years, it's just not as famous as Italy/France - but it will definitely get there and deserves to.
Thank you for touching our country this time and expanding the knowledge of people that probably may have not ever heard about us! Pagarba Tau!
This is surprisingly thorough and really well thought out and presented. Its impressive that you recognize the significance these people have had on the region. Ive read much and travelled to the area so its really impressive when I can still get enlightened :) Most coverage on this is much more rudimentary. Thanks for this major effort
I am a simple Lithuanian. I see "Baltic" - I press like 😊
Thank you! Its amazing to listen australian talking about these forgotten things!
Nicely made video, well researched too! Wish you got more views from this.
Thanks! Views will come in time hopefully ;).
I admire your enthusiasm an profound knowledge of Lithuania history. And I'd like you to check Pichet's "Samogitia". I would also suggest so called romantic history of Gedgaudas "Mūsų praeities beieškant" yet I don't know if an English version exists. Anyway thanks for your channel. As a side note I watched some your broadcast with Charlene if I am not mistaken and to my opinion it adds some charm so I would like to see you both in the future :-) best wishes!
Very interesting! Thank you!
Interesting to learn about my heritage
Great video, good insights, thank you for puttint the spot light on our little country!:)
Thanks for watching!
Great video, mate .. the fact Roman Empire did not establish a fluent trading relationships preserved the balts to get romanized, the Teutoburg disaster was the turning point were the Roman Emperor August understood Romanizing Germania was not worth it, or even impossible. Thanks again for the video !
watching this while playing Crusader kings 3 as Lithuania 😀
Hell yes, great game. I still play Medieval II Total War expansion as Lithuania haha.
Deus vult! I'm trying to create the Kingdom of Livonia nearby :-)
Very good video :)
Thank you. So grateful to have found your video. I am very interested in Baltic mythology and prehistory (also history). It is useful background information for a story I am writing. I am an Australian with ancestral connections to the Baltic area, as well as the British Isles.
This is oozing quality ,ačiū :)
Hope this helps for my final exams
Is there any chance you have any sources?
Hello Crispin !
Then Estonians stole our name and called themselves Eesti and now they're trying to prove everyone that they are Nordic and not Baltic.
Linguistically they are close to Finnish of course but their traditions and culture, folk music, traditional clothes - they are all almost identical to the rest of the Baltics.
And genetically all three sister nations are very close. I sometimes even think - are Estonians balticised Finns, or they are finnicised Balts?
@@fidenemini111
Finland was considered to be the 4th Baltic country before WW2, and only after when the rest of the Baltics were occupied by USSR they joined the Nordics.
It’s not only Finnish that their language is related to it’s related to the whole finno-ugrisphere of languages, even their garb/outfits and woman’s jewelry is completely distinct from the Neighboring Litvis and Latvis. Some traditional Estonian woman’s garb calls for up to 20 pieces of jewelry around the neck and over the shoulders, a heavy metal plate pointing outwards from the breasts as well. I’m referring to the Setu people from south eastern Estonia.
@@Faedotas
Well, each nation has its own specifics of course. There are distinctive differences even within each nation different ethnologycal groups. Nevertheless, no one can deny their similarities too.
What do you mean they stole stole our name?
13:42 Estonian word for money is "raha". Gothic word for animal fur was "skrahha". Estonians knowingly traded amber and fur with the goths. More reasearch into Aesti please
Great stuff, please at some point discuss Jewish diaspora of Lithuania and it's influence on science, culture, food
I suggest you to read Jurate Rosales - Goths and Balts: The Missing Link of European History. It is very controversial (like all of that time history is), but super interesting and explains a lot in regards of this topic.
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Hmm did you forget Basque?
Dominant tribe in Lithuania was Aesti? So Estonians were dominating Lithuania at these times? Why am I not surprised?
Btw there are tons of words in english that are also estonian.
ACIU ... :)
Did someone in our government pay you to praise us? :D
More, MORE.. :D
His videos of Lithuania are getting the most views, so it's logical to continue with the most popular topic on the channel.
Why he got interested in Lithuania in the first place? That could be any of the typical reasons - Lithuanian friend, lover, family member, or he could've been living here for a while, had a pleasant vacation here...
Happy to do it for free! It's a wonderful place.
It's true that YT seems to think the region is being under-served and boosts the content. But I love Lithuania so it's a win win really.
@@BalticWorld I love everyone who loves my homeland, and I'll watch everything you have to say about it. 😊
I don't thinks so... He is just one of the geeks :D, since Lithuania has the most historie in world as Hunter and gathers then later as warriors.
Great job! But may I argue that the most ancient language spoken in Europe should be Basque, not Baltic languages?
why was American Depression Glass Sherbet bowls, featured. I have these and they are American Not Lithuanian.
If you have a bowl like the ones shown made of amber then its worth 10s of thousands of dollars, if not more.
But... thats highly unlikely. If you have a bowl that just looks similar then it may be American, but made from an ancient design.
Aesti were Baltic Prussians not Lithuanians.
You know i find actions of that "fisherman" from the story to be so dam Typical Lithuanian behaviour that it's funny
The Mythical creature's who are in service of a god come over and say to a man please leave this area is domain of sea god etc etc etc
And what mans response was like "Piss off im hungry" end of story 😂
That is soo dam Typical to Lithuanian mannerism's its hilarious you can have an alien land in midle of Lithuanian city and locals will be like " oh cool now whats for dinner" thats it
Aisčiai ( Aestti lat) World not Baltic World!!!
AISTČIAI
Crispin and fans of him, please don't confuse Lithuania with pre christian Prussians!
Because Lithuania had (and has) only a short coastline, amber was found more than 90% in Prussia and traded by the Prussian tribe of the Sembians as far as ancient Italy and Greece. Truso near actual Elblag was the main trading place. Prussia was influenced by scandinavian culture, while Lithuania was oriented to actual Belarus and to the southeast as far as the Black Sea.
Its not professional history but an error or nationalism when Lithuanians think that the Prussians were kind of Lithuanians and claim to be their heirs.
Yes, Prussia has been a bit overlooked - I'll cover the geography more in a future series to give Prussia its due ;).
And they WERE more lithuanians then you think! As nowadays latvians and other tribes from these times. Both lithuanian and old prussian languages are from the oldest in Europe and they are very similar. And the lithuanian is that which survived until today! And newest information that genes of lirhuanians are these ones, that are the purest with minimum changes comparing with ALL EUROPEANS.
And that part in the video about lithuanian language similarities with english! Its important.
It is incredibly unlikely that the Aestii were proto-Lithuanians. If anything, it's far more likely Tacitus spoke about proto-Prussians. Or, even more likely, he just lumped together all Baltic tribes under one name.