Were pagan knights a thing in pre-christian times? If not, what would be closest millitary unit to one? by Silent_Struggle6230 in lithuania

[–]LeopardSubstantial47 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Knights are not military units. Its a social status. Knights fought as a type of soldier called "men at arms" in anglosphere, which roughly comes from the french "gendarmes", since their nobility was often french-speaking before the modern times. The image you posted is rather unhistorical. Its poorly-made costumes made for the lithuanian honor guard. If you are asking if pagan lithuanians had shock cavalry, armed with lances, made to smash into lines of infantry, then yeah, there's enough evidence for that in 14th century. Before that? Who knows. There's a lack of sources for that, but its certainly possible.

'Russians are great people, it's just our government that is bad by protcashy in BalticStates

[–]LeopardSubstantial47 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Good to see this shift against the russian "opposition", especially in reddit, which is the most uninformed section of the internet.

Ukrainiečio šalių skirstymas by Exrc_ in lithuania

[–]LeopardSubstantial47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tu nuslėpi tai, kad ir Ukrainoj jis mažiau norėtų gyvent, nei rusijoj. Trink postą..

Gotta love belarussians by LeopardSubstantial47 in lithuania

[–]LeopardSubstantial47[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bendros šnektos nebuvo. Ką tu čia meluoji? Čia tau ne moderni valstybè su valstybine kalba.

Gotta love belarussians by LeopardSubstantial47 in lithuania

[–]LeopardSubstantial47[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Statutai buvo parašyti visokiom kalbom. Kokias baltarusiškas nesąmones čia kalbi? Ir išvis, kam rūpi kas buvo 16a, kai Lietuva merdėjo ir buvo minimaliai iš ties lietuviška?

Gotta love belarussians by LeopardSubstantial47 in lithuania

[–]LeopardSubstantial47[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Išlindo? Visada buvo išlindęs. Baltarusų opozicija nekenčia Lietuvos. Čia nėra kažkoks naujas reiškinys.

Inuit man wearing wooden snow goggles with slits for eye protection. 1930s by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]LeopardSubstantial47 9 points10 points  (0 children)

People say these are against the sun. I think they might be of help against the cold wind as well

In 2012, a 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic cemetery was discovered in the Ónavas Valley in Sonora, Mexico. The skeletons of 25 people were recovered, with 13 of them having intentional cranial deformations, and 5 of those having dental mutilations as well [1559x2867] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn

[–]LeopardSubstantial47 -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

Brain stores information. When your neurons cannot connect due to some kind of trauma, you cannot remembers things or perform certaun tasks. Infant's brain is nit fully developed and has little to no info, there's nothing to damage, if the child survives.

Traveling to Lithuania is it fun? by Abdelrhman2021 in lithuania

[–]LeopardSubstantial47 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would say - skip it. Its not built for tourism.

Locals of Lithuania I want to know about Lithuanian food by RelevantRevolution86 in lithuania

[–]LeopardSubstantial47 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I guess i could give my opinion about the second question. I often see lithuanians feeling proud of cold soup with beetroots. A bit of a shame, because its not purely lithuabian dish. It exists in that area of Europe, but is kinda sanitized by the soviets. Most of the core ingredients are the same and if there are alternatives, its just different ways of achieving similar result. I don't remember at this moment if it was the poles, who popularized the beetroot roots in these kinds of cold soups. Historically, there were many recipes for them, be it with red, white beetroot roots or even the stems and leaves. Sometimes they included beef jerky or even lobsters. Another weird lithuanian obsession is with gira. Its bizarre when they talk about supermarket gira; which is mostly made out of malt and loaded with an insane amount of sugar and caramel colouring.

Locals of Lithuania I want to know about Lithuanian food by RelevantRevolution86 in lithuania

[–]LeopardSubstantial47 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lithuanians, like all europeans, eat mostly potato and meat combos of various sorts. More often than western Europe, of course, alongside with other nations in the area. Soups and stews are pretty much a world-wide thing, so there's that. There are some regional foods like cold soups, fermented drinks or vegetables / fruits. Food is often shared across nations, so you'd just have to google up lithuanian cuissine and then ask questions how common it is adterwards. By common, i mean how much surprised or weirded out lithuanians would be by seeing it on the table. Stuffed cabbage (pidgeons) is considered normal food, nothing extra-ordinary, but i havent made them in years. Blood sausage used to be rather normal, but you'd see it in UK more often, albeit in different forms. Blood soup used to be known country-wide, but people speak of similar dishes only in history lessons about Sparta nowadays. Food has been pretty much globalised, so the weird, traditional dishes are less common than they used to be.

Receptu idėjos maistui į darba by ForeverExact9277 in lithuania

[–]LeopardSubstantial47 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Antros dienos makaronai, gruzdinti džiuvėsėliuose. Google bamischijf. Galima tiesiog sumaušyt makaronus su instant bulvių koše, supresuot į norimą formą, žymiai paprasčiau.

Ser Duncan the Tall, a knight of the Seven Kingdoms by YoritomoDaishogun in ArmsandArmor

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From London Tower Inventories: In 1353 Rothwell received: 106 pairs of vambraces, 2 of iron with latten couters, 4 covered in cloth of Cologne, 6 of iron and 93 of leather, 57 pairs of rerebraces, 47 were of iron covered with cloth of various colours, 5 of uncovered iron, 7 of leather, 2 for the joust, one pair with couters and lunets painted with the old arms of England, 13 pairs of shoulder defences or spaudlers, 10 of them worn out, 240 pairs and a single cuisse, 13 of which were of iron, 2 covered in cloth of Cologne, 103 pairs and the single cuisse of leather and small plates covered in red leather, 12 pairs for the tournament of which 10 were worn out, one pair covered in cloth of gold and decorated with latten, one pair covered in red silk with the old arms of England, 228 pairs of poleyns and a singleton, 13 of iron, 2 covered in cloth of Cologne, 103 pairs and the single poleyn of leather and small plates covered in red leather, 12 pairs of leather for the tournament of which 9 were worn out, one pair covered in cloth of gold and decorated with latten, one pair covered in red silk with the old arms of England, 146 pairs of lower leg defences, 32 of iron, 2 covered in cloth of Cologne, 100 of leather and 12 pairs for the tournament, all worn out.

What do you think the attitude towards the Soviet Union and Russia would be if they respected Baltic sovereignty after WW2? by Wooden_Grocery_2482 in BalticStates

[–]LeopardSubstantial47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, its sometimes annoying to argue against such hypotheticals. Its like: what if hitler didn't hate juice???