An ancient icon portraying Urun, the discoverer of the island
Table of Contents
1. Ancient Origins
• The Proto Illyrians
• Greek Macedonia - coast of the Aegean sea
• Caucasian Albania and the great journey to the Pacific
2. Lost Records and Major Mysteries
• The Sea Peoples
• The Urun Massacre (7th century AC)
• Urun's book
Every nation has a history and so does Urunya. From the Balkans to a promised island in the southern Pacific, Uruns started as a small clan of Proto Illyrians on the territory of modern Montenegro but as fate would seal it, they ended up on an island in the Pacific. How does this happen? Let's take a look at what we know:
Ancient Origins
1. The Proto Illyrians
• Around 1300 BC, the region of present-day Montenegro and the broader western Balkans were inhabited by communities known as the proto-Illyrians. These groups were part of the Glasinac-Mati culture, which emerged during the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, spanning areas of modern Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, and parts of western Serbia. There is some archeological evidence to suggest the modern day Uruns originated from that region and lived in the territory of modern Montenegro until around 1200 BC when they migrated southeast to the territory of Greek Macedonia
2. Greek Macedonia
The Kingdom of Macedon and it's expansion
3. Caucasian Albania and the Great Asia-Pacific Journey
• In 7th century after leaving the Greek Macedonia, Uruns are hypothized to have crossed the Byzantine Empire (modern Turkey) to the region of Caucasian Albania (Modern day Azerbaijan) and according to obscure sources about the Uruns, after arriving to Caucasian Albania, only one small family remained, the rest was said to be massacred in an attack, the details surrounding the supposed massacre are however unknown. Another interesting thing that happened in Caucasian Albania is the family developing a unique language, likely the one they speak to this very day, the language was unrelated to any other although according to some sources the language has some words possibly borrowed from Armenian. There is a lot of mystery surrounding this era of Urun history mostly as a result of a lack of sources. In 9th century, the Uruns migrated once again, this time across the entire continent of Asia, from the Caucasus to Papua New Guinea where Uruns supposedly began sailing across the Pacific. Not much is known about the great migration except for one detail. The remaining family of the tribe had 3 sons, one of them was named Urun. According to the only sources, Urun was fascinatingly the one who lead his family to a promised island using a book which is still available and preserved on the Urun island today. The family clan arrived on the island around 9th century and they have been living there ever since
Lost Records and Major Mysteries
1. The History of the Sea Peoples and their possible connection to the Uruns
Egyptian art depicting the Sea Peoples
• First coined by a French Egyptologist Gaston Maspero in 1881, the Sea Peoples were enigmatic maritime invaders who, during the late Bronze Age (circa 1200) launched incursions into Eastern Mediterranean civilizations, particularly Egypt. They are even considered to be one of the leading causes of the late Bronze Age collapse. The true identity of Sea Peoples is unknown to this day and while there are many theories none of them have any conclusing evidence. However it is believed that the Sea Peoples have some possible links to the Uruns and it's not unreasonable to believe they are one and the same. You see, Urun traditional drawings depict men wearing exactly the same horned helmets and spears depicted on the Egyptian drawings, another strange coincidence is the fact, the Uruns even back then while a smaller tribe were very technologically advanced just like the Sea Peoples. All in all, this could be nothing more than as stated previously, a coincidence but maybe there is something more to it.
View: https://youtu.be/xl9RaHE9ZpI?si=4pH2HiZ6hZ69xKNB
2. The Urun Massacre
• On their journey to the Caucasus, the majority of Uruns perished without a trace except for one family with 3 sons, Urun (the tribe was named after him), Arz and Tat. The details surrounding the vanishing are very unclear but according to one theory, Urun males might have actively raped Armenian females which caused a tension between the two groups and while very plausible considering the physical features of the Uruns we can't be certain.
3. Urun's Book
• The origin of the book Urun used to find the island is shrouded in mystery. Some believe it was sent to the tribal family by a secret society, others say that it was the result of a divine intervention.
That's it for today. Tell me what you think, give tips on my writing style and stay tuned for the next thread in which we will take a look at Urun culture and society. Below I cited some (not all) sources
• "A History of Macedonia: Volume I, Historical Geography and Prehistory" by Nicholas G.L. Hammond
• "The Cambridge Ancient History: Part 3, The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and Other States of the Near East, from the Eighth to the Sixth Centuries B.C." edited by John Boardman, I.E.S. Edwards, N.G.L. Hammond, and E.S. Gruen
• "The Oxford Classical Dictionary" edited by Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth
• "The World of the Ancient Greeks" by Robert Garland
Last edited:
