The High German Consonant Shift
The origins of the High German Consonant Shift which defined the modern German language. Continue reading The High German Consonant Shift
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Tattúínárdǿla saga: If Star Wars Were an Icelandic Saga
Originally posted on Tattúínárdǿla saga:
A long time ago, in a North Atlantic far far away… Introduction Earlier this week I was drawn into an enlightening discussion with my colleague Ben Frey about the complicated textual tradition… Continue reading Tattúínárdǿla saga: If Star Wars Were an Icelandic Saga
Update on ‘The Indo-European Languages’
Much of the content on this website revolves around the Proto-Indo-Europeans and their descendant peoples, the Indo-Europeans. A couple of months ago I made it a priority to write a few introductionary articles on the Proto-Indo-Europeans themselves, their mythology and … Continue reading Update on ‘The Indo-European Languages’
The Origins of The Ancient Celts
Many European Nations today claim Celtic heritage. But where did their ancestors originally come from? A comparison of the linguistic, archaeological and genetic evidence. Continue reading The Origins of The Ancient Celts
The prehistoric Eurasians: The Proto-Indo-Europeans
A short introduction to the Proto-Indo-Europeans, featuring questions regarding their homeland, their daily lives, how their society worked, what they believed in and how they spread across all of Eurasia. Continue reading The prehistoric Eurasians: The Proto-Indo-Europeans
The History of the Indo-European Language Family
An overview of the Indo-European languages, including the Anatolian, Indo-Aryan, Hellenic, Celto-Italic, Balto-Slavic and Germanic languages. Continue reading The History of the Indo-European Language Family
How linguistics helps us reconstruct ancient fire mythology — The Philological Society Blog
Report on the ‘Martin Burr Fund’ grant offered for a monograph on the Norse God Loki written by Riccardo Ginevra (Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University) The historical and comparative approach to Indo-European poetic language and myth has developed greatly … Continue reading How linguistics helps us reconstruct ancient fire mythology — The Philological Society Blog
The Indo-European Homeland and Way of Life
Where did our ancestors come from? And how did they live? This article tries to give some answers to these questions. Continue reading The Indo-European Homeland and Way of Life
Where To Start? The Indo-European Connection
The underlying connection between people from Iceland and Portugal in the west, all the way to India in the east. Continue reading Where To Start? The Indo-European Connection
Introduction
This blog is going to take a closer look at the aspects of European History regarding the question where we came from, a subject which I have been interested in for a long time. The reader is advised to keep … Continue reading Introduction
