Livonians - Wikipedia
WEBThe Livonians, or Livs, [7] are a Balto-Finnic people indigenous to northern and northwestern Latvia. Livonians historically spoke Livonian, a Uralic language closely related to Estonian and Finnish.
Livonians - Fenno-Ugria
WEBLivonians are among the smallest-numbered surviving Finno-Ugric peoples. Livonians live on the territory of the Republic of Latvia. Until recently they lived on the Livonian Coast of the northwestern coast of Courland (Kurzeme).
Livonia - Wikipedia
WEBIt is named after the Livonians, who lived on the shores of present-day Latvia. By the end of the 13th century, the name was extended to most of present-day Estonia and Latvia, which the Livonian Brothers of the Sword had conquered during …
Livonian | people | Britannica
WEBLivonian. people. Also known as: Liv. Learn about this topic in these articles: distribution and history. In Baltic states: Early Middle Ages. Their kinsmen, the Livs, inhabited four major areas in northern Latvia and northern Courland. The western Balts were divided into at least eight recognizable groupings.
Livones.net
WEBHere you can discover the places the Livonians have lived, their cultural monuments, the location of their most important archives, and also about new Livonian-related events and exhibitions.
Livonia | Baltic Region, Medieval History & Culture | Britannica
WEBLivonia, lands on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, north of Lithuania; the name was originally applied by Germans in the 12th century to the area inhabited by the Livs, a Finno-Ugric people whose settlements centred on the mouths of the Western Dvina and Gauja rivers, but eventually it was used.
The Livonians in ancient times - Livones.net
WEBThe Livonians in ancient times. The Finnic and Baltic tribes who are the ancestors of the Livonians and Latvians entered the territory of modern-day Latvia in the Late Bronze Age.
Livonian language - Wikipedia
WEBLivonian (Livonian: līvõ kēļ or rāndakēļ) is a Finnic language whose native land is the Livonian Coast of the Gulf of Riga, located in the north of the Kurzeme peninsula in Latvia but also used to be spoken in the Salaca River valley.
The Livonians up to the 20th century - Livones.net
WEBIn the second half of the 18 th and early 19 th centuries, the Livonians lived as a homogeneous ethnic group only from Ovīši to Ģipka. In 1859, events took place on the coast, often referred to as the Livonian Rebellion, which led to a further decrease in the number of Livonians.
The Last Livonian - Omniglot
WEBBorn in 1921 in Latvia, Viktor Berthold spoke only Livonian, a Finno-Ugric language, until starting school, where the language of instruction was Latvian. He was part of the last generation of to grow up with Livonian as a native language and subsequent generations were raised speaking Latvian.