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  2. Namejs Ring - Wikipedia

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    The Namejs ring has become a central figure in Latvian jewelry, due to its design and mythological significance. [6] In the 20th century, there was an explosion of interest in the Namejs ring in Baltics, both as jewelry and as an icon of Latvian identity. [7] It is mostly worn by men, but in modern times there are also women who wear it. [3]

  3. The Pagan King - Wikipedia

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    The Pagan King (Latvian: Nameja gredzens – 'Namejs Ring', initially The King's Ring) is a historical fiction action film directed by Aigars Grauba and co-written by Max Kinnings and Grauba. The film stars Edvin Endre , James Bloor , Aistė Diržiūtė and others.

  4. Tērvete - Wikipedia

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    And for this reason Namejs is a popular ring for Latvians. In 1287, the Semigallian castle was destroyed by the Livonian Order . In 1335, the wooden castle Hof zum Berg Kalnamuiža was built by the Order of Livonia near to the site of the former Semigallian fortifications, destroyed by the Lithuanian forces in 1345.

  5. Nameisis - Wikipedia

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    Nameisis or Namejs (also Nameise, Nameyxe) was a Semigallian duke in the second half of the 13th century. [1] He ruled in the western part of Semigallia, with his capital at Tērvete (present-day Latvia). [1] In 1279–81, he led a Semigallian uprising against the Livonian Order, a crusading military order. [1] Very little is known about his life.

  6. Category:Culture of Latvia - Wikipedia

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    Latvian Milk, Bread and Honey festival; Latvian pottery; Latvian units of measurement; Latvianization; List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Latvia; N. Namejs Ring;

  7. Semigallians - Wikipedia

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    Semigallians (Latvian: Zemgaļi; Lithuanian: Žiemgaliai; also Zemgalians, Semigalls or Semigalians) were the Baltic tribe that lived in the south central part of contemporary Latvia and northern Lithuania. They are noted for their long resistance (1219–1290) against the German crusaders and Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades.

  8. National symbols of Latvia - Wikipedia

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    The Flag of Latvia. The national flag of Latvia is a carmine red field with a narrow white stripe in the middle. The flag was created in 1917, inspired by a 13th-century legend from the Rhymed Chronicle of Livonia that a Latgalian leader was wounded in battle, and the edges of the white sheet in which he was wrapped were stained by his blood with the center stripe of the flag is left unstained.

  9. Ugunskrusts - Wikipedia

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    Ugunskrusts (Fire Cross). Ugunskrusts variants. Ugunskrusts (Latvian for 'fire cross', 'cross of fire'; other names — pērkonkrusts ('cross of thunder', 'thunder cross), cross of Perkūnas, cross of branches, Cross of Laima) is the swastika as a symbol in Latvian folklore.

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