East Prussians

[Gardisten]

This is not relevant to the OP. The question is about the continued existence of the East Prussian, the German people who were residing in the region when it was lost to the Soviets.

[Sigurd]

This is not relevant to the OP. The question is about the continued existence of the East Prussian, the German people who were residing in the region when it was lost to the Soviets.

NorseWarrior is the OP. Let him decide what he considers relevant to his own thread, and what questions he wishes to be raised in his thread. If he wishes to inquire also about non-German Germanic settlement, and the extent of mixture with non-Germanic elements altogether, then let that be his question as well.

[Hilderinc]

I mean, I just think it would be easier to have information about Prussians in just one thread, rather than making many threads on very specific things

[theTasmanian]

Yes, the Prussians were the last group to be converted to Christianity, I attached a good map with the dates of how Europe was converted.

Also, I found this map on wikipedia that says Vikings settled in Prussia in the tenth century. Yes, I know wikipedia is bad, and the maps are worse.



Anyone know anything about the Goths/Vikings mixing with the Old Prussians? I think the discussion of non-Germanic Prussians in this thread is important, as we Germanics aren't the only people, you know.

hmm i don't know about that ...if you mean the last Germanic's or last people in that general area

Because after Prussia (it was what is regarded as "old Prussia" Baltic people) it was Lithuanian ,Estonian ,Latvia that got converted

[Myrkwid]

There was a gothic/prussian mixture in the first Century, but it was't so strong to have an influence to both folks. The vikings haven't much to do with the prussians. The vikings settled in the baltic coast of germany (Vineta, Jomsburg etc.) and vikings from norge were the first Kings of the polish tribes (Dago). Anywhere there wasn't any mixture between vikings and prussians.
Excuse me for my bad english, i'm only a lumberjack...

[Smirky]

My father's side of the family came from West Prussia, but originated in Livonia. Through some arrangement with the Prussian nobility they moved to what is now Germany. My mother's side was from East Prussia and moved here in 1878. My father's name, and hence mine, is German sounding. My mother's father's name is Wollschlegger and his wife was named Koplin. One sounds very Germanic and the other not so much. I'm not sure where my mother's side originated, but there were many migrations of people due to war, weather, and many other reasons. People tend to call themselves by whatever region they live in, so who really knows what any modern man is?

[MotivationMan]

It is a funny thing that people like to dwell on the holocaust when some ethnic groups really were destroyed in that war. Ever heard of a Volga German? There were millions of them at one point.

[Edgard]

We're were starting to slowly lose East Prussia to the Slavs after the war... thats terrible, we've got to start taking the land back, whats the terrain like over there may I ask?

Thats easy. Poland is in the EU, just move to the EU and buy a house there. Its really nice, lots of hills and timber framed houses and the Polish look more Germanic/Nordic in that part of the land. The sea keeps it cooler in summer but is still bright and warm, with sandy beaches. You can take a boat over to Sweden if you like as well for a day trip. I am thinking of moving there. England is finished as far as I can See and much of the EU is going the same way. You wont see a dark face (not yet anyway). Polish have no concept of Political correctness yet and will use violence to uphold their way of life.

[Edgard]

Thats easy. Poland is in the EU, just move to the EU and buy a house there. Its really nice, lots of hills and timber framed houses and the Polish look more Germanic/Nordic in that part of the land. The sea keeps it cooler in summer but is still bright and warm, with sandy beaches. You can take a boat over to Sweden if you like as well for a day trip. I am thinking of moving there. England is finished as far as I can See and much of the EU is going the same way. You wont see a dark face (not yet anyway). Polish have no concept of Political correctness yet and will use violence to uphold their way of life.

East Prussia is a beautiful place.

[Edgard]

East Prussia is a beautiful place.

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