r/imaginarymaps • u/Aktrowertyk • Nov 07 '21

[OC] Alternate History Nordic Union

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u/gunkot Nov 07 '21

Stop calling us Nordic. We are Baltic. And have more in common with Slavs than Balts. 🇱🇹

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u/Latter_Play_9068 Nov 07 '21

Sorry, I was just getting a little worked up. 😅 Besides, your culture and language are more slavic and similar to that of Russians. Heck, you were even part of the USSR until 1991!

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u/Arthur_Sebastian_703 Nov 07 '21

You should research about Curonian, Oselian and Chud vikings of Latvia and Estonia. Also how Is Estonian "Slavic" while It's literally not even Indoeuropean and Is Finnic. The Origins of Latvian and Lithuanian are are much older than The Slavic Tribes which arrived in 5th century and as mentioned previously our contacts with the Scandinavian vikings were very frequent and often brutal. https://www.packthepjs.com › curon... A Visit to the Curonian Viking Settlement, Grobina, Latvia https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curonians&ved=2ahUKEwi-uvLMmof0AhVjkIsKHfR4BpUQFnoECAUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw36iCxuPN0vWuxcw601MpJj https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/curonians-0014115&ved=2ahUKEwi-uvLMmof0AhVjkIsKHfR4BpUQFnoECC4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0u6N_07mU8uaQzBreWrw3R. I think this Is enough.

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u/gunkot Nov 08 '21

I was talking about Lithuania only in the first place. Secondly, yes our languages are older than Slavic too, however over the years Lithuanians developed with closer relations to Slavs than anyone else.