The use and abuse of Wilkes account about Albanians
It’s not a rare phenomenon amongst ‘Greek’ and Slav net warriors to truncate quotes out of their real content in order to make faking conclusions. Such propagandists have put forth as “evidences” against Illyrian origin of Albanians some misleading pieces from John Wilkes’s book ‘Illyrians’. They always pick up pieces that suits to their low ambitions toward Albanian people.</p>
One of the most scandalous quotes used without shame by their side is the following:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">“NOT MUCH RELIANCE SHOULD PERHAPS BE PLACED ON ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY AN ILLYRIAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL TYPE AS SHORT AND DARK SKINNED SIMMILAR TO MODERN ALBANIANS” (Wilkes 1995: 219)</p>
The quote on modern Albanians being “short and dark skinned” is not his. It was taken from the book ‘Skeletal evidence’ of Alexander Stipcevic, page 262, published over thirty years ago (in 1977). Stipcevic himself claims that Albanians are the descendants of Illyrians !!!! Instead of citing an inaccurate statement, it would be better to ask the authorities on that matter!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">‘The stature of the Geghs is extremely variable geographically. the tribes which touch Montenegro have means of 173 cm, and 174 cm … On the south side of the Drin the means fall to 169 cm, and continues to the level of 167 cm, in Mati and Mirdita…Almost all of the Geghs are light-skinned‘.
(Coon 1939 http://www.snpa.nordish.net/chapter-XII13.htm)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">‘At last I asked him on what he based his judgment, “Well” was the answer ” look at my servant” The man turned out to be a characteristic Albanian - tall, handsome, and doubtless as honest and brave as his eyes were frank and fearless, while his whole bearing conveyed that suggestion of mingled courtesy and independence which makes the peculiar charm of his race’ (BRAILSFORD 1903:223)
‘Macedonia and its races’ - http://kroraina.com/knigi/en/hb/hb_8_1.html</p>
2. ‘But here are men of distinction, tall, swarthy, proud in their carriage. These are Albanians with quilted white peticoats, black caps, silver-braced coats and a couple of revolvers stuck in the gridle.’
(FOSTER 1906:185) ‘Pictures from the Balkans’
www.promacedonia.org/en/jf/jf_18.html</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">3. ‘Do Albanians look like Serbs ?. No, The Serbs often have black or dark brown hair and are generally darker and more heavily built than Albanians. Their appearance is fairly typical of Southern Slavs. By contrast Kosovars look Celtic to a British eye. They have curly hair, which is often blonde or rust, and their skin tends to be very pale and covered in freckles. Their eyes are often green or blue and their built is much more slender than that of Serbs’.</p>
MARCUS TANNER – ‘INDEPENDENT’ – 11 May 1999</p>
4. ‘It has been all the more painful to witness the suffering of the people of Kosovo because they look and live so much like us.</p>
TOM UTLEY – ‘DAILY TELEGRAPH’ – 26 March 1999</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Nevertheless Wilkes do accepts some components of Illyrian identity of the modern Albanians. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">“The Albanian language which belongs to the Indo-European group, has a distinctive vocabulary, morphology and phonetic rules which have engaged the attention of many philologists, of whom the majority have confidently proclaimed its origin from ancient Illyrian”. (Wilkes 1995: 278)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">‘It is not doubted whether or not Albs are indigenous, its whether they were directly from Albania or from some northern part. For instance, it is argued, that Albanians have their origins in Southern Serbia ‘ (Wilkes 1995: 224)</p>
Per me shume artikuj te ngjashem vizitoni: http://www.albpelasgian.com/?p=239
It’s not a rare phenomenon amongst ‘Greek’ and Slav net warriors to truncate quotes out of their real content in order to make faking conclusions. Such propagandists have put forth as “evidences” against Illyrian origin of Albanians some misleading pieces from John Wilkes’s book ‘Illyrians’. They always pick up pieces that suits to their low ambitions toward Albanian people.</p>
One of the most scandalous quotes used without shame by their side is the following:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">“NOT MUCH RELIANCE SHOULD PERHAPS BE PLACED ON ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY AN ILLYRIAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL TYPE AS SHORT AND DARK SKINNED SIMMILAR TO MODERN ALBANIANS” (Wilkes 1995: 219)</p>
The quote on modern Albanians being “short and dark skinned” is not his. It was taken from the book ‘Skeletal evidence’ of Alexander Stipcevic, page 262, published over thirty years ago (in 1977). Stipcevic himself claims that Albanians are the descendants of Illyrians !!!! Instead of citing an inaccurate statement, it would be better to ask the authorities on that matter!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">‘The stature of the Geghs is extremely variable geographically. the tribes which touch Montenegro have means of 173 cm, and 174 cm … On the south side of the Drin the means fall to 169 cm, and continues to the level of 167 cm, in Mati and Mirdita…Almost all of the Geghs are light-skinned‘.
(Coon 1939 http://www.snpa.nordish.net/chapter-XII13.htm)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">‘At last I asked him on what he based his judgment, “Well” was the answer ” look at my servant” The man turned out to be a characteristic Albanian - tall, handsome, and doubtless as honest and brave as his eyes were frank and fearless, while his whole bearing conveyed that suggestion of mingled courtesy and independence which makes the peculiar charm of his race’ (BRAILSFORD 1903:223)
‘Macedonia and its races’ - http://kroraina.com/knigi/en/hb/hb_8_1.html</p>
2. ‘But here are men of distinction, tall, swarthy, proud in their carriage. These are Albanians with quilted white peticoats, black caps, silver-braced coats and a couple of revolvers stuck in the gridle.’
(FOSTER 1906:185) ‘Pictures from the Balkans’
www.promacedonia.org/en/jf/jf_18.html</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">3. ‘Do Albanians look like Serbs ?. No, The Serbs often have black or dark brown hair and are generally darker and more heavily built than Albanians. Their appearance is fairly typical of Southern Slavs. By contrast Kosovars look Celtic to a British eye. They have curly hair, which is often blonde or rust, and their skin tends to be very pale and covered in freckles. Their eyes are often green or blue and their built is much more slender than that of Serbs’.</p>
MARCUS TANNER – ‘INDEPENDENT’ – 11 May 1999</p>
4. ‘It has been all the more painful to witness the suffering of the people of Kosovo because they look and live so much like us.</p>
TOM UTLEY – ‘DAILY TELEGRAPH’ – 26 March 1999</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Nevertheless Wilkes do accepts some components of Illyrian identity of the modern Albanians. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">“The Albanian language which belongs to the Indo-European group, has a distinctive vocabulary, morphology and phonetic rules which have engaged the attention of many philologists, of whom the majority have confidently proclaimed its origin from ancient Illyrian”. (Wilkes 1995: 278)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">‘It is not doubted whether or not Albs are indigenous, its whether they were directly from Albania or from some northern part. For instance, it is argued, that Albanians have their origins in Southern Serbia ‘ (Wilkes 1995: 224)</p>
Per me shume artikuj te ngjashem vizitoni: http://www.albpelasgian.com/?p=239