About: [page 163] Henry [of Livonia] only seldom designates these latibula any further. At the most, these hiding places appear to Henry to be dark or gloomy (tenebrosa) or he states that they are simply placed in particularly dense parts of the forests. […] We learn in Henry's chronicle that the forests contain hiding places for the Baltic peoples when they are threatened by either German missionary forces or by neighbouring tribes on the rampage. These latibula appear to be established as carefully selected places of refuge. […] [page 176] The forests can also be seen as sites for pagan religion, as in the story of the Liv who came out from his latibulum to report a vision: […]       Sponge   NotDistinct   Permalink