The Slavic Migration/Invasion

This video is dedicated to the topic of the Slavic invasion and/or migration into the Balkans during the 7th Century CE and the attendant issues and controversies.

[JayLeePoe]

Aside from Perun, another notable god from slavic history that you can still find representation of today is named Radegast. He's basically a pitch-black god of hospitality, and since you were going on about how important hospitality is to Slavs... It's basically like being kind to strangers because you never know if they may be a god in disguise. He's also the name Tolkien chose for his Brown Wizard of the Woods.

[kahkxtn]

Dude, turn off your text notifications!

[markcrnjal]

I bet Napoleon read Maurices advice about attacking slavs in the winter.

[SnaRi-dcnl]

Thank you so much for this amazing video. I am from the Balkans, Macedonia to be precise, and you did a great analysis on this complex historical issue.
You also were spot on in identifying the biggest problem of the balkans today, and that is FACING REALITY.
It is hard to achieve that in the Balkans, to renounce the national myths of pureness ecc and instead work together towards creating a better and more stable europe. But we are getting there, it's not that we don't wanna get there, its not like we are not trying. Its just that this is a complex world we live in xD Sadly, I have to say, the power disbalance between eastern and western Europe is not making these problems easier to solve. Because eastern Europe grows more divided and less willing to cooperate internally precisely because they rely too much on the west. Ultimately, this hinders the east's ability to solve its own issues.
Great video, have a nice day.

[historyrhymes]

As much as I love my homeland the balkans, every time I read these comments, I wish that I was born somewhere else lol

[edwardgrigoryan]

Glad I found your channel. Your videos are incredible. In particular I like the way you qualify what is known, what is unknown, what is partially known, and how a lot of history, especially in murky eras and regions such as this one, is comprised of best efforts at piecing together what was going on from incomplete information. At least, I really get that impression from your videos. This is way I like to study history, is keeping this historiography in mind. The study of history benefits from a skeptical mind more than is given credit for.

[compatriot]

In regards to the north, Baltic people used to inhabit a much larger region before the Slavic invasions, which made Baltic peoples much more defensive afterwards. This can be seen in the large amounts of man made hill forts, mounds, and ditches

[pavelsanda]

Reading comments by Southern Slavs and Eastern Slavs on YouTube I feel like we, the Western Slavs, are very peaceful and rational people. ;)))

[lilejovanovska]

I'm from the Balkans, this lecture is really good. Man, the slavs were so anarchistic, such a kickass tribe.

[enderman_]

Far as proper academic circles in the Balkans go, no one really disputes the migration. Some might argue on the extent of it, one side favoring a mass-migration view and another claiming that it was more limited in scope (i.e. only an elite warrior class), but the historical sources unequivocally state that the event(s) happened.

Those who dispute the migration are populist pseudohistorians who prey on the lowest common denominator's sensibilities, actual academics don't refute proper sources. And as of late we've got genetics more or less confirming that a large scale migration took place around that time, putting the final nail in the "autochthonist" school of thought's coffin.

[LudetheDude]

The noises are very distracting. ...otherwise, engaging.

[JP-dmis]

Any video about slavic origins the comments turn into a shitshow

[papageitaucher]

"I'm Slavic and what I want to believe about my history is more important than history itself" lmao keep up the great work!

[johndoe-qjkt]

Slavic origins and history is the most controversial theme out there. Every slavic nation has their own theory and lots of them contradict each other. I learned one thing in Ukraine, my Polish friends learned something different, Serbs learned a third version and westerners have a fourth version and so on. Its a endless debate

[andrewmonos]

The point about about the changing definition of democracy is interesting. Athenian society would never be referred to as democratic by modern societies where we assume that democracy must include universal suffrage.
The connection between Dacians and Vlachs, Slav and northern Greeks/Macedonians, as well as Bulgars and Slavs is clouded in nationalism so the truth (interpretation) seems to depend more on your nationality. The proof of this is in the comments section

[zbqnptb]

What reading would you recommend on this topic

[sidimightbe]

Slavs don’t like leaders cause we know how much it sucks to be bossed around 👌🏼👍

[nunodossantos]

Well, you were right about one thing for sure: judging from the coments, you just can't get balkan people to agree on annything on this subject.

[Mavo]

17:09: assimilation is hard to Thrace? :)

[AtmosphericAtmosphere]

Becouse Swamps are fertile and numerous Slavs are most Numbered Ethnic group and living in bigest territory.Imagine how many Chinesse would be today if they lived in swamps...