The pre-Teutonic period of Prussian history
An old Samland parable preserved in Pomerania
Two legends about the first Christian missionary in Prussia.
It turns out they were not Vikings
An alternative version of how amber came to be
The first recorded journey to our Baltic shores
How the heir of a dynasty of pagan priests saved Prussia twice
An interview with Tatyana Kolivay, philologist, translator and author of the blog “Fairy Tales of Germany”.
Those living among the Russes
An old artefact on the Kaporn Heath on the road from Königsberg to Pillau
Prussia has had, has and will always have its unlicensed workers
When and where the Teutonic Order's conquest of Prussia began
On a spring festival dedicated to one Prussian god.
A tale of a gullible widow
The history of the Teutonic–Lithuanian conflicts began immediately after the Teutonic Order conquered the Prussian lands
The legend of the merry water sprite of Algawischken
The story of how the Teutonic Order managed to hold its capital
An allegory of the whole history of the Christian conquest of Prussia
The Christian faith was slow to take root around Insterburg
A romantic story from the life of the conqueror of Prussia
A dead man's prophecy
A tradition preserved since pre-Christian times
The village of Slavskoye is still a rather Gothic little place today
The story of the hill near the village of Pereslavskoye
A word of advice for anyone going to build in Neman
The narrowest street in Königsberg
The legend of a ghost that roams the castle cellars
What the chief sanctuary of pre-Christian Prussia was like
From the book “Tales from the Vistula Region”
A medieval chronicle of the colonisation of Prussia, translated into Russian
A medieval chronicle of the colonization of the Baltic, translated into Russian
Legends and tales of the stone “babas”
The meaning of the anthropomorphic stone sculptures on the southern borders of the Prussian lands remains a mystery
The secrets of an ancient pagan sanctuary on the outskirts of Pionersky
Hillforts and sacred hills are plain for all to see. The ancient sacrificial stones of the Prussians are harder to find
Cursed princesses, sunken castles and chthonic gifts. This time from the east
What did our predecessors see in the earthen “pyramids” left by the Prussians in shady forests?
The mysterious Romowe — the main sanctuary of the Prussians — lies in what is now the Kaliningrad Region
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