
	Where results make sense

Topic: Columns of Gediminas

Related Topics

Vytis

Giedymin

Battle of Grunwald

Gediminaiciai

Vytautas the Great

Kestutis

Boleslaus of Masovia

Prussia under the Teutonic Order

Teutonic Order

Immanuel Kant

Origins of Prussia

Widewuto

List of battles (alphabetical)

13th century

In the News (Wed 15 Feb 12)

EXECUTIVE POWER

Iran

ANALYSIS

Pakistan

Family compact

	Gediminas of Lithuania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lithuanian: Gediminas, Dievo malone lietuvių, rusėnų karalius, Žemgalijos valdovas ir kunigaikštis
		Gediminas became Grand Duke (didysis kunigaikštis) of Lithuania in 1316 at the age of 40 and ruled for 25 years.
		Rowell believes that Gediminas never intended to become a Christian himself, since that would have offended the staunchly pagan inhabitants of Žemaitija and Aukštaitija, the ethnic heartland of Lithunania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gediminas (1801 words)

	Commentary on the "Letters of Gediminas" - Paulius Rabikauskas
		The first column contains information about the sources of the documents and explanations of some passages of the text; in the second, we find a translation of the text into Russian; in the third, the documents in the original language, either Latin or German; in the fourth, a translation of the text into Lithuanian.
		Of the other documents, two are letters written to Gediminas, one by pope John XXII and the other by the council of the city of Riga.
		For example, in letter 2, Gediminas, writing to the pope, complains about the damage the Teutonic Order has been doing to Lithuania and mentions that they have even captured by force John, the archbishop of Riga, "who was put to death in the curia in the time of the lord Boniface," p.
	www.lituanus.org /1969/69_4_03.htm (2217 words)

	flag of Lithuania - Coat of Arms flags
		Teodoras Narbutas christened this emblem the Columns of Gediminas in the first half of the 19th C., because it was thought that Grand Duke Gediminas was the one who had started using them.
		The double cross and the Columns of the Gediminas family became very widely used during the first half of the 20th C., after the formation of the Independent State of Lithuania.
		In 1988 the Columns of the Gediminas family became the main emblem of the Lithuanian "Sajudis", the movement which brought the country to the point of its restoration as the State of Lithuania, and took on the role of the second State emblem.
	www.flags-of-the-world.net /flags/lt).html (3724 words)

	Lithuania on Lithuania
		In his letters Gediminas affirmed that he was ready to be baptised and invited farmers, craftsmen and knights to come and live in Lithuania.
		Gediminas’ son Algirdas married Maria, the daughter of the duke of Vitebsk, and thus inherited the duchy of Vitebsk.
		The sovereign of the GDL became Algirdas the son of Gediminas.
	clioh.hist.uu.se /lithuania/lithuania.htm (3665 words)

	Ariogalos šv. arkangelo Mykolo parapija (Kn)
		Gediminas, The Great Duke of Lithuania, and his posterity were the representatives of the dynasty of great dukes.
		However, the destruction was unsuccessful because of the monument being dug in the ground 70 centimetres.
		The columns of Gediminas were rebuilt in 1989.
	kaunas.lcn.lt /parapijos/ariogala/english.php (3037 words)

	elliott_hester\|author\|syndicated_columist
		According to Lithuanian legend, when Grand Duke Gediminas went hunting and killed a wild ox, he fell asleep at the foot of a hill and dreamed of an iron wolf that howled with the ferociousness of 100 wolves.
		Sometime in the early 1320s, therefore, Gediminas erected the castle on what is now Gediminas Hill.
		Although Grand Duke Gediminas may have failed in his prophetic quest to build an unconquerable city, he managed to lay the groundwork for what has become an architectural "iron wolf" of Eastern Europe.
	www.elliotthester.com /column_vilnuis_01.html (911 words)

	Columns - definition of Columns by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Botany A columnlike structure, especially one formed by the union of a stamen and the style in an orchid flower, or one formed by the united staminal filaments in flowers such as those of the hibiscus or mallow.
		column - a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
		column - anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
	www.thefreedictionary.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Columns (843 words)

	Columns of Gediminas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Until the times of Jogaila, the symbol was also used in conjunction with the other ancient symbol of Lithuania, the Vytis, as the symbol shown on the shield held by the knight.
		The Columns of Gediminas are displayed on the left sleeve of Jogaila in the famous portrait of him by Jan Matejko.
		Although Jogaila changed it to his personal symbol of a double cross, the Columns of Gediminas were in use in the following centuries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Columns_of_Gediminas (363 words)

	Battle of Grunwald - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		Steward of the Crown and starost of Lwów
		Due to different system of feudal overlordship, as well as lack of heraldic traditions, the units of Grand Duchy of Lithuania were all grouped under banners of two types: the Vytis and the Poles of Gediminas.
		According to Ioannes Longinus there were 40 banners on the right flank of the Polish-Lithuanian forces, 10 flying the Poles of Gediminas and 30 flying the Vytis.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=4707 (3191 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		One branch of this dynasty, known as the family of Jagiellons, reigned also in Poland, Hungary and Bohemia.
		They were rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which realm chiefly meant that of Lithuanians and Ruthenians, being at least half-Slavic.
		The origin of Gediminas himself is much debated.
	www.goupstate.com.cob-web.org:8888 /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Gediminid (354 words)

	DenverPost.com - Visitors can mine lodes of history
		VILNIUS, Lithuania - According to Lithuanian legend, when Grand Duke Gediminas went hunting and killed a wild ox, he fell asleep at the foot of a hill and dreamed of an iron wolf that howled with the ferociousness of 100 wolves.
		Having suffered damage from storms, floods and fires since it was erected on the site of a pagan sanctuary 600 years ago, the cathedral underwent multiple reconstructions and renovations.
		While four Doric columns rise above the cathedral's high altar, St. Casimir's Chapel (one of 11 interior chapels) boasts pink and white marble walls, silver-plated statues and white stucco relief work on the wooden pulpit and the frescoed cupola.
	www.denverpost.com /podcasts/ci_0002595464 (1004 words)

	flag of Lithuania flags
		Thirty of the banners were embroidered with an armoured knight holding a raised sword and riding a white, fl, bay, or dappled horse, while ten bore the embroidered device with which Vytautas branded his horses (the Columns of the Gediminas family).
		It was officially hoisted on Gediminas Castle Tower in Vilnius for the first time after the war, at 10:00 on October 7, 1988.
		On November 18 at the tenth session of its eleventh convention, the Supreme Council of the Lithuanian SSR was forced to change a chapter of the Constitution, and to grant the yellow-red-green flag the status of State flag.
	www.flags-of-the-world.net /flags/lt.html (2523 words)

	Lithuanian Flag
		In the end, the Council of Lithuania was given the task of resolving the matter.
		It was suggested that one of the old flags of the Duchy of Lithuania with their familiar Vytis and Columns of Gediminas symbols be adopted.
		After the long 48 years break, from 7 October of 1998, the tri-color flag of pre-war, independent Lithuania is raised on Gediminas Castle.
	faculty-staff.ou.edu /A/Andre.L.Anderson-1/ltflag.htm (406 words)

	Informat.io on Lithuanian Litas
		Nicknamed "Vagnorkės" after Gediminas Vagnorius or "zoo tickets" after various animals featured on the notes, the talonas did not gain public trust or respect.
		In the center there is a symbol of the columns of Gediminas.
		The back of the banknote depicts Vilnius Cathedral and its belfry, Monument to Grand Duke Gediminas, Gediminas Castle and the Hill of Three Crosses.
	www.informat.io /?title=lithuanian-litas (4875 words)

	Lithuanian Firearms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Like the the original models, these are marked with the Pillars of Gediminas [ 6 ].
		These pistols are marked with the Pillars of Gediminas on the side.
		Note: Linas reports that, as of October 2002, the Lithuanian Police currently use the CZ 75, CZ 75 Compact, CZ 85, CZ 100, CZ 110, Glock 17, Glock 17C, Glock 17L, Glock 19, HK USP, HK USP Compact, Walther P99, Sig Sauer P226, Sig Sauer P229, Sig Pro, and several Russian models.
	www.speakeasy.org /~maly/lith.html (2668 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It is believed that Mindaugas' messengers first travelled to Riga to the Order of the Brothers of the Sword, then, along the Baltic coast, reached Prussia and Germany, and finally Italy; there were, of course, messengers' routes to Smolensk, Naugardukas and other localities.
		Messengers sent by Gediminas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, used to get as far as Pskov, Polock, Vitebsk, Kiev, Riga and even France.
		On December 9, 1992, the logo of Lithuania Post - postal horn and Gediminas' Columns - was approved.
	www.post.lt /en/?id=101 (2037 words)

	Lithuania - Presidential Flag
		Lithuania did not previously have an officially legalized Presidential flag, though there is evidence that one was used in the pre-war Republic of Lithuania.
		At that time the red flag bearing the mounted knight on one side and the Columns of the Gediminas family on the other, was hoisted above the Presidential Palace.
		This was a modification of the ancient historical State flag, approved by the Council of Lithuania in 1918.
	www.fotw.net /flags/lt-pres.html (1387 words)

	Lithuanian Order of Gediminas - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
		What is shown is The Order of DLK Gediminas.
		Construction consisted of silver, gilt, red and white glass enamel and an oxidizing finish in places.
		The design draws on traditional Lithuanian symbols and features the heraldic Columns of Gediminas on a red field in the center.A portrait of the Grand Duke Gediminas is on the obverse of the medals to the order in the lower right hand corner.
	www.wehrmacht-awards.com /forums/showthread.php?t=53384 (621 words)

	Suzanna Travels to Russia/Baltic States My Journal
		It has 6 Doric columns in front and large baroque statues depicting Abraham, Modses, and the 4 evangelists.
		October 7 - The tricolor flag of pre-war, independent Lithuania is raised on Gediminas Castle.
		Gediminas Tower is on top of the hill.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /travelsaround2/pages/russiaj.htm (17646 words)

	Central Europe Review - Lithuania: A war of words
		The ongoing rift in Lithuania between the office of President Valdas Adamkus and the ruling Conservative Party entered its most dramatic phase this past week when the President essentially called on the Seimas (Parliament) to dismiss Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius.
		The latest troubles between the President and the government have been brewing for some time, and it has apparently come to this most dramatic stand-off.
		As discussed in previous columns of The Amber Coast, there is a tense relationship between the "powers" in Lithuania - namely the presidency, the government and the Seimas.
	www.ce-review.org /authorarchives/amber_archive/amber31old.html (957 words)

	Adherents.com: By Location
		Photo caption: "There are still a few Lithuanians who practice the ancient religion, and many others who combine some of the old traditions with Christianity.
		These people are celebrating the Day of Gediminas around the time of the autumn equinox.
		The famed synagogues and yeshivas were closed or destroyed...
	www.adherents.com /adhloc/Wh_186.html (2769 words)

	WorldSecurityNetwork.com
		He was involved in the key negotiations that led to NATO’s decision to extend invitations to Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, the signing of the NATO-Russia Founding Act, and finally, the U.S. Senate’s ratification of enlargement.
		Asmus is the holder of the U.S. Department of State's Distinguished Honor Award; the Republic of Poland’s Commander’s Cross, Order of Merit; the Republic of Lithuania’s Order of the Grand Duke Gediminas (Second Class); and the Republic of Estonia’s Order of the Cross of St. Mary’s Land (Third Class).
		He is a member of the Board of the Committee on NATO and the U.S. Baltic Foundation.
	www.worldsecuritynetwork.com /_dsp/dsp_authorBio3.cfm?authID=36 (970 words)

	Lithuania Emblem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Yet it is believed that the Vytis was already in use as far back as the rule of King Mindaugas.
		The oldest surviving coins show Vytis on one side and Gediminas' Columns on the obverse.
		The Vytis on seals dates back to the time of Algirdas, Vytautas the Great, and Jogaila.
	faculty-staff.ou.edu /A/Andre.L.Anderson-1/ltemblem.htm (187 words)

	The Medals of Petras Rimsa
		On his left shoulder is a decorative mask of a lion’s head, symbolic of Gediminas reputation as the “Lithuanian Lion.” Gediminas began the dynasty of Lithuanian rules that lasted almost 300 years.
		According to tradition, Grand Duke Gediminas was hunting one day in the forests of Lithuania, and in a dream saw an iron wolf standing on a hillside howling as though it were possessed of a hundred wolves within itself.
		At the base of the castle ruins is inscribed TAIP GEDIMINAS NESAPNAVO, which means “this was not Gediminas’s dream.” The center is dominated by a large pig furiously devouring the Lithuanian flag.
	www.albionmich.com /history/histor_notebook/S_Rimsa.shtml (6241 words)

	[No title]
		I believe she is still alive, in California." Tony Tumonis writes: "Regarding Frank Lapa the Counterfeiter, one of his more common counterfeits was the (1345-1382) Silver Denar of Poland/Lithuania featuring the Spearpoint and Cross on the obverse and Columns of Gediminas on the reverse.
		The heading for the column was "Murder Most Unconventional." There is also a postscript in a letter to the editor, February 1997, p127.
		The decision to drop the columns by Dave Bowers and myself, as well as all the other changes, was strictly that of the ANA, and not ours." Regarding Greg's comment that "the articles were too specialized," Martin Purdy writes: "I find that rather odd, if I may say so.
	my.binhost.com /pipermail/esylum/2003-January.txt (13973 words)

	Mark Rittman \| Oracle FAQ
		This creates a new logical table source for the logical table, and tells the BI Server that in our instance, the region description, and the family and class descriptions, can now also be found in our aggregate dimension tables.
		We then do the same for the unit column, but instead of - as we did with the Excel source - adding it as a new column the fact table, we just drop it on top of the existing units measure.
		Virtual columns, columns that are actually functions (”create table t1 (c1 number, c2 number, c3 as (c1+c2) virtual”), and similarly, virtual indexes that are based on functions
	www.orafaq.com /aggregator/sources/14?page=1 (8566 words)

	HoopsHype - Interviews - Martynas Andriuskevicius: "The chance is very small that I'll declare this year"
		MA: Athletic play near the basket as a center.
		Gediminas Navikaukas, Zalgiris' media officer, helped conduct the interview by translating HoopsHype's questions and Andriuskevicius' answers.
		Tell us what you think about this interview.
	www.hoopshype.com /interviews/andriuskevicius_sierra.htm (531 words)

	Litas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In early August 1991, as a response to public complaints about inflation, Lithuanian government introduced talonas (Lithuanian plural form is ?talonai?; sometimes translated as ?coupon?).
		It was quite a quick and surprise reform pushed by the Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius.
		It has a square ornament with triangle tulips on each corner.
	www.findmemoney.co.uk /litas_info.htm (4817 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)