The Book of Veles

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The Book of Veles (Велесова книга, Велесова књига, Велес книга, Книга Велеса, Дощечки Изенбека, Дощьки Изенбека) is (or claims to be) a collection of 67 or so wooden planks (some of which have the same number but with a letter attached to it, implying either that it is a fragment of the previous plank or that it is a continuation of it) detailing the religious beliefs, astronomy, history, and morals of the ancient Slavs. There are three theories as to who forged it, most agree it was it's original publicator, a Ukrainian chemistry professor named Yuri Mirolubov in the 1930's, others say it was forged by Alexander Ivanovich Sulakadzev in the 1810's, and lastly the least popular theory is that it was made in the 16 or 1500's by an unknown author.

## One of the Russo-Bulgarian Vedas

### Forger

Yuri Mirolubov or Alexander Ivanovich Sulakadzev

### Date of forgery

1940's, 1930's, 1820's, 1810's or (possibly) 1500's, 1600's, or 1700's.

### Date discovered

Possibly existed in Sulakadzev's library under the name of "The Patriarsie" since the 1820's, first publicized in the 1950's.

### Publisher

Yuri Mirolubov, Mikoyla Skripnik, Alexander Asov, N. V. Slatin, others

## History of the Slavs

#### The "age of patriarchs" (1500s/1000s - 800s BC)

##### Orey I Ognishan

The history of the Slavs begins, according to the book of Veles, with Orey Ognishan, who is told by a strange rider to move with his family to a new land. He sends his sons, Kiy, Shchek, and Khoriv to scout the area, and they return to him and tell him all is good. As they begin their migration, first they get into conflict with Kishek, the patriarch of the Germans(?), and then the people rebel from Orey, but are forced back into submission after a devastating earthquake hits their camp. Sometime before this, Orey is said to have invented Surya, an alcoholic Vedic drink.

##### Kiy I "the Elder"

Soon, Kiy, Shchek, and Khoriv build Kiev (or Kiyar-Grad) and make Kiy its king. Shchek and Khoriv then move away and create their own settlments. Kiy is said to have reigned for thirty years.

##### Libidyan, Veren, and Serejhen

After the death of Kiy, his son Libidyan got the throne of Kiev. He reigned twenty years and was succeeded by Veren, who reigned twenty years also. After Veren there was Serejhen, in his reign something evil came unto their steppes and the illmens (Goths, apparantly) fought them. Then there is a period of obscurity.

##### Bogumir

Then there lived a man of Orey's tribe named Bogumir who had three daughters and two sons. His wife, wishing to see her grandchildren before her demise, asks Bogumir to go find husbands for their daughters. After looking for a while, he is unable to find anyone and falls asleep by a tree. He is then approached by three men, who tell him they are looking for wives. He then takes them home and marries them into his family. From him descend the Polyanians (apparently named after his daughter Poleva), Derevlians (after his daughter Dreva), the Krivichans (after his daughter Skreva), the Russians (after his son Rus), and the Severnians (after his son Seva).

##### Orey II Gorniy and his sons

Then there lived Orey II, who had three sons, Kiy II, Pashek, and Gorovato. Not much is said about them.

#### The "ages of Troyan" (800s BC - 370s AD)

##### The unnamed patriarch, the princes Sloven, Skiv, and Wend

There lived another patriarch of Orey's tribe, but the book is very vague concerning him. Then there lived three princes, Sloven, Skiv, and Wend. Like with everything elese, the book is very vauge about them, only saying that Sloven was the ancestor of the Slavs, Skiv of the Scythians, and Wend of the Wends, and also says there was some conflict between them.

##### Kisek's wisdom, Gothic wars

The book then talks about Kisek (possibly Bus Kishek from the Book of Yarillo) and attributes some lines to him. Then the book talks about how an unnamed man of the Beloyar tribe led the Slavs against the Goths and Huns to protect Chinese merchants. The merchants would soon stop coming to Slavic lands anyways since they considered the tax the Slavs demanded was too high.

##### Slavery under Nabsur, Civil wars

Then the Slavs, being driven to migrate for some reason or other, were able to conquer many lands including Mesopotamia (historically, a Scythian occupation of the Median country happened around 653 - 625 BC). Soon, the Babylonian king Nabsur would somehow enslave the Slavs and put them to harsh labor. An earthquake soon happened and the Slavs used the chaos to escape. They retuned back to Scythia and began to build cities, but fell into disarray through civil wars.

##### The Khorshun incident, the Grexkolan wars

The Greeks tried to take control of the Slavic city of Khorshun through treachery, but were pushed back by Orey III Ariant (Arius the Younger in the Book of Yarillo). This incident would lead to a period of conflict between the Slavs and Greeks called the Grexkolan wars. Orey III then receives a vision from Svarog, in which he sees things from the future (cars and guns).

##### The Roman wars, Gothic wars and disarray

Not much detail is given here, but apparently the Romans tried to take over the Slavs much like the Greeks leading to war between the two. Some time after, the Slavs would fall to civil war and war with the Goths. Prince Zelenoslavl's sons would surrender, and the Slavs were forced to hide and live in small isolated communities. They soon would band back together and beat back the Goths. The Slavs would then fight the Roman emperor Trajan. Then more wars against Goths, Greeks, and Romans are mentioned.

#### The Times of Bus and the by-going years (370s - 800s AD)

##### Gothic wars, death of Bus, war against Bulgarians, Huns, Khazars, and others

Little is said here. Wars against the Goths and Huns are mentioned, people like Aldorekh and Hermanaric are discussed. Hermanaric demands a wife from the Slavs, which leads to a war and the Antian king Bus is crucified. Hermanaric's sons are killed in battle. The rest of this section is very, very fragmented and vague. Bulgars and Khazars are mentioned.

##### Kiy III, chaos and Varangian wars

Then there was a king in Kiev named Kiy, who is the same one mentioned in Byzantine records. He leads campaigns against the Bulgars and attempts to bring the Slavs together after so many years of division. His efforts seem to be in vain. Then, after a period of chaos, the Varangians are said to have invaded. Then the book goes over Askold, Dir, and Yurik, calling them all foreign invaders. This is where the book ends.