Baltic

Baltic folklore, mythic survivals, and sacred narratives from Lithuanian, Latvian, and neighboring traditions.

Folders

  • LatvianLatvian epic, song, folklore, drama, poetry, and prose, beginning with the original-language national epic Lāčplēsis. (1)
  • LithuanianLithuanian poetry, song, epic, prose, and drama, beginning with Donelaitis's Metai and Baranauskas's forest poem Anykščių šilelis in their original language. (2)

Pages

  • GlossaryA shelf-specific glossary starter for the Baltic shelf.
  • Introduction to Baltic ReligionA source-critical introduction to Baltic religion as a field of late conversion, song archives, sacred landscape, divine names, folklore, modern revival, and source discipline.
  • Wonder Tales from Baltic Wizards — Frances Jenkins OlcottWonder Tales from Baltic Wizards — Frances Jenkins Olcott's 1928 children's anthology of Lapland, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian wonder tales, useful as a mediated folklore source rather than a direct guide to ancient Baltic religion.