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Gediminas Castle

Gediminas Castle. Zaneta and Airida 8c Klase. HISTORY.

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Gediminas Castle

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  1. Gediminas Castle Zaneta and Airida 8c Klase

  2. HISTORY Vilnius founding legend has it that the hunting Duke Gediminas stayed the night on the spot where now stands in Vilnius . At night he had a dream in which a high mountain howling iron wolf . In the morning, the Duke Krivių Krivaitis Lizdeika interpreted the dream means that the area will have the city , the sound of a wide- spread . Then, at the confluence of the rivers have been filled and built the castle mound .Wolf Vilnius city's foundation legend is sometimes associated with the Capitoline wolf, Roman founders Romulus and Rema , however, the genetic relationship of legends is questionable , since lupine Vilnius and the Duke Gediminas roots associated with the Lithuanian context ( one of the ancestors of Gediminas Russian chronicles called a wolf) .Wolf motif closely associated with the city and its surroundings. Another of the twentieth century . existed at the beginning of the Vilkpėdės name associated with the legend of the stone wolf foot print. Russian scientist Vladimir Toporov is pointed out that the toponyms and hydronyms the root Wear - particularly prevalent in the eastern part of Lithuania ( Vilkabrastis , Vilkaraistis , Vilkeliškės dressed , lupine ) .

  3. 3 Facts about castle 1 Gediminas Castle - an object, since ancient times, has become not only in Vilnius, Lithuania, and all but a symbol. The castle is located Gediminas Hill area and is highly visible from all over the old town. 2 Castle history is closely linked with the history of the development of Vilnius. Like the city, the castle was first mentioned in 1323. Gediminas, the castle was not only the Grand Duchy of Lithuania the political center, but also the defense complex. Along with other Vilnius castles successfully withstood numerous attacks crusaders. 3 Today Gediminas Castle is visited by tourists. The castle is a museum, where you can learn XIV- XVII century. Models of Vilnius castles, armament, and iconographic material of old Vilnius. It is also possible to climb onto the roof of the castle tower, from which you can see a panorama of Vilnius. The castle can be a funicular railway or climb akmenėtu path of Vilnius Cathedral side.

  4. Gediminas Castle. Then and now.

  5. Info Vilnius upper castle stands in Vilnius, Gediminas hill meadow area, a length of 110-120 m, a width of 50-60 m. Height from the foot of the hill is 47-48 m. The mountain slopes - steep (35'-40 '), so the castle was a formidable enemies. The castle belongs to Vilnius castles Reserve.

  6. The emergence of the Upper Castle tells a beautiful legend. Once Duke Gediminas went hunting and camped Šventaragio Valley. I fell asleep a dream about a wonderful dream - the mountain and the Neris River confluence Vilnios is a large iron and wolf howl so loudly like a hundred wolves. Awake Duke Gediminas were asked their priest Lizdeikos what a dream might mean. Lizdeika predicted that that where the howling wolf will grow beautiful and great city, and news about him spread all over the world.

  7. Sons Gedimino 1341. Gediminas died in December of law left his 2 brothers and 7 or 8 sons      son left Vilnius Gediminas Jaunutis principality (with blade, Lydia, Kernave, Braslau, Ukmerge, etc..)      son Mantvydas - Karachayevo (or Kernavė) and Slonim;      son Narimantas - Turov and Pinsk;      brother Vainio - Polotsk;      brother, Fyodor (= MINTAUTAS?) - Kiev;      son Algirdas - Vitebsk;      son (?) Vytautas - Showcases (?)      son Kestutis - Trakai Duchy (with Gardin and tilt);      son Karijotui - Novgorod and Volkovysk;      son Liubartas - Volhynia.

  8. Management Dynasty The ruler of the Grand Duchy of Notesfrom ToSkalmantas lived in the thirteenth century . in the middle - the second half of the tribes , the likely father Gediminas ( Sūduvos ( ?) Duke ) LDK control.Butigeidis SKALMANTAS ( ?) SonButvydas after SKALMANTAS ( ?) SonVytenis Butvydas ( ?) SonGediminas Butvydas ( ?) SonJaunutis December January son of GediminasAlgirdas May , the son of GediminasJagiello May November son of AlgirdasKestutis November June the son of Gediminas Liubartas ( Dmitry ) son of GediminasJagiello June August son of AlgirdasVytautas August October the son of KestutisŠvitrigaila October the son of AlgirdasSigismund Kęstutaitis Vytautas brotherCasimir Jagiellon Jagiellonian son Alexander son of Casimir JagiellonSigismund the Old son of Casimir JagiellonSigismund Augustus Sigismund 's son

  9. Control dynastic tree

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