Could you please give sources for what you're claiming? Something more recent than a thousand years ago.
Sorry, are you asking me?Could you please give sources for what you're claiming? Something more recent than a thousand years ago.
No sorry I meant the other guySorry, are you asking me?
Pity.No sorry I meant the other guy
Pity.
Still, I'm trying to understand what exactly is he claiming.
Well, I can find this kind of sources, if you're intrested. Essentially, there is a theory, based on some linguistic claims (some toponims and intresting things in craft-based lexics), that slavic birthplace actually WAS on Danube, then they leave it to the north and east, and then, in 6-7 century, they returned, with some kind of "reconquista mindset". I never was convinced, and always believed in Kiev theory, but Danube theory existed and even have some kind of scientific arguments. It's not some kind of Fomenko, who "mathematically proved" that Russian Golden Horde (sic!) ruled all the Earth (yes, maya are slavs; and romans; and everybody), and all historical evidences were rewritten in 17th century, and Jesus was Russian Emperor. I don't know if Fomenko ever been translated (or if you can read Russian), but if he was, and you're intrested in this kind of things, and you have free time, I'd recommend it, for good fun. "New Chronology" and "Old Maps of Great Russian Empire".Some nationalist and/or pan-Slavic nonsense really. Probably read about it online somewhere, and that's why there aren't any actual citations or sources.
I believe it's reasonable to place some subjugated slavic duchies in Avar Khaganate.
I'm sorry, but do you see nationalism in quoting Nestor?Some nationalist and/or pan-Slavic nonsense really. Probably read about it online somewhere, and that's why there aren't any actual citations or sources.
I mean I'm fine with suggestions and trying to fix inaccuracies, but making the Avars Slavic for... reasons isn't exactly doing so.
Fresh, because Nestor could communicate with the Moravians, Poles, Bulgarians in the same language. They had a similar motive. No dialects. One language.What do you mean "fresh"? Nestor worked in 12th century. Events we speak about happened in 8th century. Slavic ethnos formed... oh take your pick between "in a middle of the first millenium BC" to "somewhere in 7th century". Keep in mind Nestor hadn't archeological, linguistical, genetic and historical sources.
Same thing about Homer, yes. Illiad was written... somewhere in 9-8 century BC. And Troyan War happened (if it happened) three or four centuries before. Memory definitly wasn't "fresh", as it was oral culture.
Correct the Slavs in Sklavins. Sklavins is the ancestors of the Romanians, Moldovans.First of all, I believe on English work you're saying about called "Ecclesiastical History".
Second, let's say John of Ephesus isn't objective here.
Whole paragraph you're citing on English (I believe you're translating from Russian?):
"That same year, being the third after the death of king Justin, was famous also for the invasion of an accursed people, called Slavonians, who overran the whole of Greece, and the country of the Thessalonians, and all Thrace, and captured the cities, and took numerous forts, and devastated and burnt, and reduced the people to slavery, and made themselves masters of the whole country, and settled in it by main force, and dwelt in it as though it had been their own without fear. And four years have now elapsed, and still, because the king is engaged in the war with the Persians, and has sent all his forces to the East, they live at their ease in the land, and dwell in it, and spread themselves far and wide as far as God permits them, and ravage and burn and take captive. And to such an extent do they carry their ravages, that they have even ridden up to the outer wall of the city, and driven away all the king's herds of horses, many thousands in number, and whatever else they could find. And even to this day, being the year 895 (A. D. 584), they still encamp and dwell there, and live in peace in the Roman territories, free from anxiety and fear, and lead captive and slay and burn: and they have grown rich in gold and silver, and herds of horses, and arms, and have learnt to fight better than the Romans, though at first they were but rude savages, who did not venture to shew themselves outside the woods and the coverts of the trees; and as for arms, they did not even know what they were, with the exception of two or three javelins or darts.".
For 700 years, since the time of the Scythians, the Slavs have not learned anything. And they learned to hide in the forests and swamps. How many invasions of Scythians, Alans, Goths, Huns were. There was nothing: neither swords, nor compound bows, nor cavalry. The Germans have excellent products: potter's wheel, fibulae. The Slavs have only skins, stucco pots, dugouts. Eastern Europe flourished only twice: under the Scythians, under the Goths.So, no. Slavonians could fight - at least they learned really fast. They wasn't fans of fighting against roman regular army, but clearly were able to attack and capture land, and defend it later.
Also it's two centuries before the date we're speaking about.
Dude. Where I spoke, that Sklaviny this Slavs? Culture sklaviny, Ipotesty, is a mixture of many elementsDude, what kind of nonsense is this? The Romanians and Moldovans are not slavs.The ancestors of Romanians and Moldovans are Vlachs which means ''latin speaker". Vlachs themselves formed from the Roman colonists that mixed with the autotchtonous Dacians but also with migratory Dacians called Carpi ( sec III-IV) that came from present day Republic of Moldavia.
The Slavs asimilated into the Romance speaking population resulting the Romanian language and people...Vlachs as they are known in historical mentions.
Also, never in historical methodology is something acceptable on account of only ONE source. Do yourself good and read more, preferably from multiple sources.
Anyway your last posts pretty much convinced me you are a troll :
They were not Slavs originally, their descendants from Slavic women and Avar forefathers became Slavs.And the Avars (Obrs) began a war against the Slavs and began to torment the Dulebs, who were Slavs. They (the Avars) mocked Duleb women: when someone went on a trip, he harnessed not a horse or ox, but ordered instead that three, four or five (dulebsky) women were harnessed to the yoke of his carts, and forced them carry him. That is how they plagued the Dulebs.
Now if the Avars were Slavs why would they mock Slav women, Why the Avars themselves are not mentioned as "Slavs" and instead are called Avars if they were one and the same.
I'm sorry, but do you see nationalism in quoting Nestor?
Fresh, because Nestor could communicate with the Moravians, Poles, Bulgarians in the same language.
You can even play White Serbia IE Sorbia at the start, though they're put into the Pomeranian culture.Someone's nationalism is shining through.
By the way, if you want to play an early Slav from "the homeland" or whatever, try the Croats in between the Russians and the Avars. That's your "White Croatia", which is a theorized homeland pre-Migration IIRC.
There is a bunch of Carantanian in the Avar territory at the start IIRC. The Bohemian there represents the Slovenes.Well I don't think there should be any Slavic rulers under the Avars off hand, but aren't there some Bohemian cultured provinces in 769? I haven't really looked and may be getting it confused with 867. There should probably be some Carantanian/Slovene and more Croatian too though.
You have almost no arguments. I brought a lot of themI see rampant nationalism in the whole context of this thread.
400 years after the fact isn't "fresh" by any stretch of the imagination.
I see rampant nationalism in the whole context of this thread.
If that is true why does nobody agree with you?You have almost no arguments. I brought a lot of them
It's not some kind of Fomenko, who "mathematically proved" that Russian Golden Horde (sic!) ruled all the Earth (yes, maya are slavs; and romans; and everybody), and all historical evidences were rewritten in 17th century, and Jesus was Russian Emperor.