Once Again About Balts, Gudai, Goths and Their Origins

• Published in: Respectus Philologicus
• Main Authors: Butkus, Alvydas, Lanza, Stefano M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla / Vilnius University Press 2012
• Subjects: Goths; Scandinavia; Statkutė de Rosales; Jordanes; Praetorius; pseudotheories; gotai; gudai; Skandinavija; Jordanas; Pretorijus; pseudoteorijos; Rosales; polar night; midnight sun
• Online Access: https://www.journals.vu.lt/respectus-philologicus/article/view/15402; https://doi.org/10.15388/Respectus.2012.26.15402

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...