Pelasgians

[Teukros]

I would like to ask few things
1)how albanians became Pelasgians and are in any case related with them?
2)what etymology do they give for that word?
3)does the information we have for Pelasgians give us any clue of what 'nation' they were?
their way to create history by stealing isn't something to avoid so any proved answer is accepted

Also i want to know that idiocy of the Albanian iliad and that Homer spoke and albanian language and that we stole it from them.

[Spartan]

Herodotus is one of the best sources for the Pelasgians. The Albanians are not related to the Pelasgians. The might claim the Illyrians mixed with the Pelasgians but from what I know there is no ancient source mentioning any such thing. As for the Pelasgians a few remained distinct groups until the Classical and maybe into the early Hellenistic period, especially in Crete. So with the available evidence it seems the Pelasgians mixed with the Greeks or the Greeks were originally Pelasgians(especially the Athenians) who separated and later rejoined them.

There is a good thread in here about the topic. Just type in Pelasgians in the SEARCH bar up in the upper right corner of the screen.

[Peace Lover]

" Those Pelasgians or Albanians , the Armenians and the Assyrians form a marked difference with the Greeks and the Persians " - Ewart Gladstone .
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Gladstone is not the only that call the Albanians " Pelasgians " .

[olvios]

Those theories are worthless nationalism and are made for retarded people or people of low intellect .

[Peace Lover]

Those theories are worthless nationalism and are made for retarded people or people of low intellect .

Do you think that you are more inteligent that Profesor Gladstone ?

[olvios]

Yes i am .

[Peace Lover]

Yes i am .

You're grade of studies ?

[Orphic_Hymn]

Do you think that you are more inteligent that Profesor Gladstone ?

Prof:huh:
Do state his exact studies and then explain since when is a politician considered a Prof of anything and especially someone who's opinion on historic issues should be taken into consideration ?