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Dagobah Resident
What is the origin of Eastern Slavs ? Are Eastern Slavs related to Norse people ? Who were Neuri that lived on territory now known as Belarus & Poland ?
According to Herodotus Neuri were driven from their land "one generation before the attack of Darius (512 BC)" by an invasion of serpents.
Why did the leave, where from & why to this particular territory. Where else did they settle ?
Herodotus said of the Neuri: "There is a custom among the Neuri whereby once a year everyone changes into a wolf for several days, then returns to his original shape."
So did one of the rulers according to a myth - Vseslav the Seer 1039–1101.
What is it with "turning into wolf" ? What is the symbology ? Is wolf (Belarussian.:volkh) green language reference to "Volkhv - wise men, so called magi, wisdom & strength of which were in knowledge of secrets, not accessible to regular humans" ?
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Litle bit of background. History of Slavs seems to be a big mess. I can speak for an account of Belarus where history pretty much was changed or erased through Imperialistic Russia & Soviet influence. There is not much material anywhere about Neuri other than what Herodotus mentions.
According to Herodotus Neuri were driven from their land "one generation before the attack of Darius (512 BC)" by an invasion of serpents.
Why did the leave, where from & why to this particular territory. Where else did they settle ?
Herodotus said of the Neuri: "There is a custom among the Neuri whereby once a year everyone changes into a wolf for several days, then returns to his original shape."
So did one of the rulers according to a myth - Vseslav the Seer 1039–1101.
What is it with "turning into wolf" ? What is the symbology ? Is wolf (Belarussian.:volkh) green language reference to "Volkhv - wise men, so called magi, wisdom & strength of which were in knowledge of secrets, not accessible to regular humans" ?
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Litle bit of background. History of Slavs seems to be a big mess. I can speak for an account of Belarus where history pretty much was changed or erased through Imperialistic Russia & Soviet influence. There is not much material anywhere about Neuri other than what Herodotus mentions.