(not far from the writer's ancestral home) At the bottom of the picture are bark floats; at the top, rock weights. The power struggle between the Kainuu and Halogaland men seemed to end before 875 in some territorial and taxation land division. Each one pays according to his rank. The Saami, whose language and culture are now protected, were gradually displaced from their traditional areas including Lake Laatokka (Ladoga), until today they live mainly in Northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula in Russia. The word (ros=row in old scandinavian) "ruotsi" in Finnish used to mean "rower," but later the word meant "Sweden." Finns caught in Stalin's purges pre-WWII 1937-38 This often creates friction or even fighting amongst the pupils and illustrates pervasive racist attitudes of the former colonial masters, the Swedes, towards Finns. There were even cases where the noblemen punished peasants corporally, for example by flogging. Therefore not all sagas can be used as historical source material. Now the Norwegian Halogalanders, with whom the Kainuu (Kven or Kwen) people had made peace, had to come help fight off the Karelians in about the year 875. Finland. When he visited the king he still had six hundred tame animals unbought. The Kainuu people were after the riches of the fur and related trade. Then he was as far north as the whale-hunters ever travel. Much of ancient history is, because everyone wanted credit for themselves at the expense of other ethnic groups; it is the duty of historians to dig down to the truth. They were soldier traders who travelled all the way to the Volga to trade with the Bolgarians, and beyond. For example, some of the stone weapons of the era are made of types of stone that do not occur in Finland. 46,9 . On the basis of findings made east of Finland, anthropologists have ascertained that the Comb-Ceramic population was short, longskulled with an admixture of short-skulled "Mongoloid" types. In the distant past, these were the exclusive domain of the Saami (Lapps) but due to their nomadic habits, they were easily displaced and placed under the taxation of the Kainuu (Kven) people and their Kings. (Kuussaari, 1935) The Finns are conspicuous for their absence in both Swedish and Russian accounts. The name of that culture also derived from the fact that they are decorated with a comb-like stamp. But the Finns call them "Ryssä and their country venäjä so it could be either Finnish or Swedish. Then from there he sailed due south, close to the land, for as far as he could sail in five days. Would it make sense that the Russians came into contact with Finnish "Varangians" or traders first, then both Swedish and Finnish when the Finns came under the Swedish kings in the second millennium? During the final stages of the Ice Age, the body of water that eventually evolved into the Baltic Sea was a lake. The Comb-Ceramic culture belongs to the great northeastern European group of hunting and fishing cultures that extended from the Vistula River to the Arctic Ocean and all the way to Siberia. A papal letter from 1237 states that the Tavastians had reverted from Christianity to their old ethnic faith. In those ancient times, there lived on the Finnish coast a simple people who made weapons of stone and bone, and who practiced hunting and fishing. . From those coastal regions of the Arctic Ocean, north of the present national boundary of Finland, have come the most ancient relics of human culture ever discovered by Finnish archaeologists. But the best whale-hunting is in his own land: those are forty-eight ells long, and the largest fifty ells long. Then from there he sailed due south, close to the land, for as far as he could sail in five days. Kvenland Map and description. Fires were lit on hills which were part of their early warning system. While the Swedish version is taught in schools today, there are some who do not accept it and continue to dig deeper into early literature and their tell-tale revelations of the truth. Only the Saami are considered indigenous because they are a minority but Finns themselves are indigenous as neither Saami nor Finns consist 100% of the original people. Therefore not all sagas can be used as historical source material. We can be fairly sure that many of his men were Finns. There is no doubt that "Finland" the area between Lake Onega and Norway has been inhabited for thousands of years, yet history books often make the mistake of stating that the Finns came to Finland sometime in the first millennium. The situation became intolerable in the 17th and 18th Century because Sweden continually took the army away from Finnish soil, leaving the people vulnerable to Slavic attacks and encroachment. Faravid's 300 men and Thorolf's 100, drove away the Karelians. Books on this subject This area on some 14th century maps was still labelled Rurima. Finland is full of archeological evidence that Baltic Finns/Karelians have lived there for thousands of years, fishing and hunting as usual. Votes For example, some of the stone weapons of the era are made of types of stone that do not occur in Finland. Varangians may have originally been Baltic Finns, distinguishable from Swedes by their Uralic language. "Ancestors of present-day Finns were hunters, trappers, agriculturists who came to Finland by way of the Baltic regions during the first centuries AD, spreading slowly from south and west to east and north. The term is generally thought to come from Swedish, but some Finnish researchers, such as Kuussaari, claim it has a Finnish origin. The Kalevala tradition, for example is greater than anything the Slavs have, and they are happy that it is a true Russian culture - meaning they are trying to claim it as an ancient Russian tradition. They established trading posts on the Volga and assisted the eastern Finns, and even the Slavs in the business of trade. -In spring of 1709, forces of Karl XII besieged Poltava, and the decisive battle broke out. Confusing? As a result, tens of thousands of people were killed or marched east to uncertain fates as slaves. The prefix was extensively used in the coastal and island areas controlled by Finnish tribes who had adopted seafaring ways. Varangians never invaded the British Isles - they are called Vikings. The var word, according to Thomsen comes from the old Swedish word var=faithful, but Kuussaari does not agree that this meaning is connected with the word. The Kainuu, (Kwen) Karelians/Bjarm people controlled the fur trade in the North, so it is likely that these were the people Ibn was dealing with. Because a policy of neutrality was a political component of this guarantee, Finland would ally itself with no one. The term in some English dictionaries is said to be from the old Norse word "Väring." Alfred pursued him there and surrounded the Viking camp. Much of ancient history unfortunately is merely ancient propaganda. Swedish Rule in Finland During that process, the Finnish peninsula slowly rose out of the sea, first forming solitary islands, then chains of islands, and, finally, a clearly defined extension of the continent. This sounds like the Finns arrived much like the Slavs did, to claim the north for themselves, which is not accurate. The Finnish minority that still exists today in northern Norway is still called the Kvaens by the Norwegians. You see, the Halogaland farmboys had also begun to tax the Lapps. Russian historians try to downplay this, and claim that Finns moved in from the east about the same time they arrived there, and there was a battle for ownership. Finland is actually rising at 8.5 mm/year, an amazing speed, that can easily stay ahead of any rise in ocean levels. It featured poetry from the Kalevala, and was celebrated by critics as truly Finnish music. We must be careful in judging history from just one perspective. Rurik had dominion over all these districts at Novgorod. "Perm" is derived from the Finnish word for hinterland) it seemed to him, spoke almost the same language. Under such propitious circumstances, Stone Age man moved his abode northward and gradually spread over the whole peninsula. The oldest relics ever found in southern Finland are of slightly later origin, dating perhaps from 7200 B.C. Finland. (not far from the writer's ancestral home) At the bottom of the picture are bark floats; at the top, rock weights. Clearly, a lot of work remains to be done to reveal the true nature of ancient Finnish civilization in the North, of which the Kalevala and the Nordic Sagas suggest. Then alongside that land to the south, on the other side of the mountains, is the land of the Swedes, extending northwards; and alongside that land to the north, the land of the Finns. 1970 History of Finland = ancient history of the world In those ancient times, there lived on the Finnish coast a simple people who made weapons of stone and bone, and who practiced hunting and fishing. They knew of several types of Varangians, and they generalized the term to include Swedes as the Finns became a part of the Swedish realm. These date back to approximately 8000 B.C. Kuussaari, Eero, Suomen suvun tiet, F. Tilgmann Oy, Helsinki 1935 FOR SALE $100 shipping included. Confusing? The oldest relics ever found in southern Finland are of slightly later origin, dating perhaps from 7200 B.C. Then he had to wait there for a wind directly from the north, for at that point the land turned due south - or the sea in on the land - he did not know which. But soon the Karelians too began to make taxation trips to Lapland, already in the 800's. The Comb-Ceramic culture belongs to the great northeastern European group of hunting and fishing cultures that extended from the Vistula River to the Arctic Ocean and all the way to Siberia. This is why it is imperative that Russia stops its ethnic genocide against these people immediately. While Finns made a clean break from Sweden, there has continued a mistrust between the two people. However, the continuing war had to be finished without conquests—and many Swedes now considered the king as a tyrant. With the two areas united, the State of Rus (and the origin of the word Rus is still being debated) became one of the largest kingdoms in the world. Stage VI: 18th - 19th century. As the ice load grew thinner and vanished, the earth's crust began to rise--a process that has continued to this day, most markedly along the Gulf of Bothnia. While the Swedish version is taught in schools today, there are some who do not accept it and continue to dig deeper into early literature and their tell-tale revelations of the truth. In the south of the land there is a trading-town which they call Sciringesheal. The name of that culture also derived from the fact that they are decorated with a comb-like stamp. The commander of Finnish armed forces during the Winter War and the Continuation War, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, became the President of Finland after the war. For example: Varangin vuono, Varjag vuoda in Lapp; Varangin niemi; Vargava, Varanka, Varanpää (Lokalahti); Vargata, Varjakka, Varkal, and many others. These areas are in fact the traditional areas of the Finno-Ugric people (which includes the Finns and Lapps) who have traveled these wilderness areas for millennia. There a great river extended up into the land. As a result, extensive groves of hazel, elm, oak, and linden trees grew, all of which are encountered today only at scattered intervals in southern Finland. Now the Norwegian Halogalanders, with whom the Kainuu (Kven or Kwen) people had made peace, had to come help fight off the Karelians in about the year 875. Then alongside that land to the south, on the other side of the mountains, is the land of the Swedes, extending northwards; and alongside that land to the north, the land of the Finns. Much of ancient history unfortunately is merely ancient propaganda. Waves of other Finnish immigrants arrived in the first Millennium, but they did not fill a vacuum. The treaty prescribed consultations between the two countries, but it had no mechanism for automatic Soviet intervention in a time of crisis. Finns also knew where all their ancient trading centers were located. Kuussaari, Eero, Suomen suvun tiet, F. Tilgmann Oy, Helsinki 1935 FOR SALE $100 shipping included. In the Finnish lakes even the edible water chestnut Trapa natans thrived, though now it is found only in central and southern Europe. The term in some English dictionaries is said to be from the old Norse word "Väring." "Between defeat and victory: Finnish memory culture of the Second World War. The Russians even blame the Mongolians for their often sadistic and violent nature which has been documented in modern times. However, historians of Soviet Russia, the Kings of Sweden and the Czars were obliged to glorify the crown and erase the heroic deeds of the adversaries, and downplay their own genocide. The tsar's actions were in accordance with the royalist constitution Finland had inherited from Sweden. The Churches stood as symbols of Slavic domination and consolidation of power wherever they were built. Books on this subject Much of ancient history is, because everyone wanted credit for themselves at the expense of other ethnic groups; it is the duty of historians to dig down to the truth. Still today the Russians lament the Mongolian raids, and the Finns lament the Russian raids. In the Kalevala he is also called "ylijumala" (overgod), as he is the god of things of the sky. Finally they made their move under the leadership of Arpad and settled the land and built a country. 643,7 When he sailed there from Sciringesheal, then Denmark was to the port and open sea to the starboard for three days; and then for two days before he came to Hedeby there lay to his starboard, Jutland, and Zealand and many islands. Some sagas were little more than novels, while others wrote to memory true stories of old events. Artifacts found in Kalanti and the province of Satakunta, which have long been monolingually Finnish, and their place names have made several scholars argue for an existence of a proto-Germanic speaking population component a little later, during the Early and Middle Iron Age. But it is not the only culture, nor the best. 74,6 And for those two days there lay to his port those islands which belong to Denmark." This area on some 14th century maps was still labelled Rurima. Parallel history: Hungarians, Norwegians and Northern Finno-Ugric tribes. All traces of Finno-Ugric civilization is erased and replaced by Russian. Vikings are often equated with Varangians, who came to consist of both Finns and Swedes as the latter turned Eastward and joined the Finns in the beginning of the second millennium, corresponding with the Swedish crusades to Finland. GDP declined by 15% and unemployment increased from a virtual full employment to one fifth of the workforce. History thus handed down leaves the reader with the idea that Finland was inhabited by savages before the Swedes. More on Early Viking Travels. Previously he had not met with any inhabited land since he left his own home. But to the starboard there was waste land all the way, except for fishers and fowlers and hunters - and they were all Lapps; and there was always open sea on his port. During that process, the Finnish peninsula slowly rose out of the sea, first forming solitary islands, then chains of islands, and, finally, a clearly defined extension of the continent. [54] Key provisions were, first, the "February Manifesto of 1899" which asserted the imperial government's right to rule Finland without the consent of local legislative bodies; second, the "Language Manifesto of 1900" which made Russian the language of administration of Finland; and third, the conscription law of 1901 which incorporated the Finnish army into the imperial army and sent conscripts away to Russian training camps.[55]. On the basis of findings made east of Finland, anthropologists have ascertained that the Comb-Ceramic population was short, longskulled with an admixture of short-skulled "Mongoloid" types. And Jutland is opposite on one side, and then Zealand. The retreating glacier striated the bedrock, leaving behind it vivid evidence of the ancient geologic process; and, during the melting stage, clay accumulated in annual layers, and pollen grains were preserved in peat, thus bearing further witness to the vicissitudes of Nature. 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