Once Again About Balts, Gudai, Goths and Their Origins

• Published in: Respectus Philologicus
• Main Authors: Alvydas Butkus, Stefano M. Lanza
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Lithuanian; Polish; Russian
• Published: Vilnius University 2012
• Subjects: Goths; Scandinavia; Statkutė de Rosales; Jordanes; Praetorius; pseudotheories; Language and Literature; P; Rosales; polar night; midnight sun
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15388/Respectus.2012.26.15402; https://doaj.org/article/3ff48c0ef22d4850a76b98ac75b21242

This paper aims to shed light on the tenacious tendency of would-be philologists and self-taught historians to embellish the history of the Lithuanian nation and its civilization by providing interpretations of ancient texts without real evidence. In particular, the authors review some methodologica...