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Just before they left for Legendary Journey to the Holy Roman Empire, the Great Garden was finished in Zemgale. It was named after Rainers famous ancestor pagan king - Dausprungis’ Garden.
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They left together with Gaudimante and fought many battles. Killing two giant men in the HRE tournament. Rainers The Khagan Slayer returned home unbeaten and folk songs would be sung on his adventures and battle skills. It was end of year 1451.
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Grand Republic of Ziemgale 1452 was a cocktail of different cultures (starting from Lettigalians and Estonians and Russians in the East to Finns and Saami to the North to Swedes, Norwegians, Islanders and Danes to the West and Pomeranians to the South). All of them were Catholics. Even most of recently acquired Lithuanians were baptized. In the Baltic region two great players should cause a great battle for influence upcoming centuries, Grand Republic of Ziemgale against the Teutones Order.
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Grand Prince was found attending Catholic Church service. In his Diary found years later Rainers wrote the following:
“When I arrived to Baltics and spoke to Romuvans I got fascinated by their beliefs. Their dedication to faith gave me a relief - I was ready to die in a battle and ride into Aizsaule together with my glorious ancestors. My Laima was written in the stars and I was fulfilling it.
But... then I switched to books. I read Peteris Kerstigens “On Sun and Earth” and it turned out there was no Mother Sun or Father Thunder, they were but natural phenomenons. The Magic was lost forever. And nothing would ever fill the emptiness [...]
I feel the new age is coming, new age where we must be united. All of Ziemgale subjects are Catholic, so me too I had returned to Christ may He forgive my sins [...]
After all my choices and findings - I still find joy in Romuvan chants when men and women encircle the fire and sing praises to the Old Gods!”
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So ends the Path of Letts. From story of Curonians it turned into story of Lamekins, Viba and their children. It was their story or shall I say - their legend!
For every Lettigalian!
THE END
Just before they left for Legendary Journey to the Holy Roman Empire, the Great Garden was finished in Zemgale. It was named after Rainers famous ancestor pagan king - Dausprungis’ Garden.
***
They left together with Gaudimante and fought many battles. Killing two giant men in the HRE tournament. Rainers The Khagan Slayer returned home unbeaten and folk songs would be sung on his adventures and battle skills. It was end of year 1451.
***
Grand Republic of Ziemgale 1452 was a cocktail of different cultures (starting from Lettigalians and Estonians and Russians in the East to Finns and Saami to the North to Swedes, Norwegians, Islanders and Danes to the West and Pomeranians to the South). All of them were Catholics. Even most of recently acquired Lithuanians were baptized. In the Baltic region two great players should cause a great battle for influence upcoming centuries, Grand Republic of Ziemgale against the Teutones Order.
***
Grand Prince was found attending Catholic Church service. In his Diary found years later Rainers wrote the following:
“When I arrived to Baltics and spoke to Romuvans I got fascinated by their beliefs. Their dedication to faith gave me a relief - I was ready to die in a battle and ride into Aizsaule together with my glorious ancestors. My Laima was written in the stars and I was fulfilling it.
But... then I switched to books. I read Peteris Kerstigens “On Sun and Earth” and it turned out there was no Mother Sun or Father Thunder, they were but natural phenomenons. The Magic was lost forever. And nothing would ever fill the emptiness [...]
I feel the new age is coming, new age where we must be united. All of Ziemgale subjects are Catholic, so me too I had returned to Christ may He forgive my sins [...]
After all my choices and findings - I still find joy in Romuvan chants when men and women encircle the fire and sing praises to the Old Gods!”
***
So ends the Path of Letts. From story of Curonians it turned into story of Lamekins, Viba and their children. It was their story or shall I say - their legend!
For every Lettigalian!
THE END