LIETUVOS ARCHEOLOGIJA. 2017. T. 43, p. 11–62. ISSN 0207-8694 STRAIPSNIAI INTRODUCTION he armament of the Balts who lived in the terri- tory of Poland during the protohistoric period has not been studied for years. It is possible to name only the Bogaczewo culture, the Sudovian culture, and the Elbląg group as relatively well-known cultural units, although this list is far from inal. Some general state- ments, however, can currently be made, at least in re- spect to the weaponry of the Bogaczewo and Sudovian cultures. his paper aims to present an up-to-date model of Balt armament based mainly but not exclu- sively on the studies of the present author (Nowakowski 1994a; 1995; 2007a; 2007b; 2009b; 2014; Kontny 2007a; 2007b; 2008a; 2011; 2013a; 2013b; 2015a; 2015b; 2016a; 2016b; 2017a; 2017c; forthcoming a). BROTHERS-IN-ARMS. BALT WARRIORS AND THEIR INTERREGIONAL CONTACTS IN THE ROMAN AND MIGRATION PERIODS (THE CASE OF THE BOGACZEWO AND SUDOVIAN CULTURES) BARTOSZ KONTNY Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście St. 26/28, PL 00-927 Warsaw, Poland, e-mail: bartosz. kontny@uw.edu.pl his paper is the irst attempt to summarize the state of research into the armament of the Bogaczewo and Sudovian cultures. Swords ended up with a higher than expected position. While shat-hole axes and sock- eted axes played an important part, the military role of the so-called ‘ighting knives’ of the Roman period was rejected, with the exception of Dolchmesser, which were recognized as true weapons. Polearms and shields were used the most frequently. he latter, although itting into the Central European pattern, had local traits. he bow was recognized as hunting equipment. And horses had a rather auxiliary character. Items with a Balt character that were discovered, for example, at Vimose Bog 1 and 2a and the sacriicial sites at Balsmyr, Sorte Muld, Kragehul, Skedemosse, and Uppåkra seem to prove that Balts participated in Scandinavian conlicts, which led to an exchange of ideas about such things as tactics and weapons. Keywords: weapons, the Western Balt circle, the Roman period, the Migration period, bog sites. Straipsnyje pirmą kartą bandoma apibendrinti Bogačevo ir Sūduvių kultūrų ginkluotės tyrimus. Nustatyta, kad kalavijai buvo svarbesni nei manyta, taip pat didelį vaidmenį turėjo pentiniai ir įmo- viniai kirviai. Vadinamųjų „kovos peilių“ karinė paskirtis romėniškuoju laikotarpiu atmesta (išskyrus Dolchmesser tipo peilius, kurie pripažinti tikrais ginklais). Dažniausiai naudoti ietys ir skydai. Pastarie- ji, nors ir atitinka Centrinės Europos pavyzdžius, turi ir vietinių bruožų. Lankas laikytinas medžioklės įrankiu, o žirgai karyboje greičiausiai turėjo ne pagrindinį vaidmenį. Baltiškojo tipo dirbiniai, rasti, pvz., Vimose pelkėje (1 ir 2a) bei aukojimo vietose, tokiose kaip Balsmyr, Sorte Muld, Kragehul, Skedemosse ir Uppåkra, atskleidžia, kad baltai dalyvavo skandinavų kariniuose konliktuose, ir tai leido keistis žiniomis apie karybos taktiką bei ginklus. Reikšminiai žodžiai: ginklai, Vakarų baltų kultūrų ratas, romėniškasis laikotarpis, tautų krausty- mosi laikotarpis, aukojimo pelkėse vietos.