Saturday, October 8, 2022

Masuria - Mazury

 Masuria (Polish: Mazury, German: Masuren, Masurian: Mazurÿ) is a historical region in northern and northeastern Poland, famous for its 2,000 lakes. The region covers a territory of some 10,000 km2 which is inhabited by approximately 500,000 people.

Kestutis or Kęstutis

 Kęstutis (1297–1382) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania. He was the Duke of Trakai and governed the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1342–1382, together with his brother Algirdas (until 1377) and his nephew Jogaila (until 1381). He ruled over the Lithuanians and Ruthenians.

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Gord


 A gord is a medieval Slavonic fortified settlement usually built on strategic sites such as hilltops, riverbanks, lake islets or peninsulas between the 6th–12th centuries in Central and Eastern Europe. The typical gord usually consisted of a group of wooden houses surrounded by a wall made of earth and wood and a palisade running along the top of the bulwark.