Editing Morta of Lithuania (section)

==Origin==
Her [[Lithuanian mythology|pagan]] name is unknown. The only clue into her origin or birthplace is a short mention in the comments following the treaty signed in 1219 between the Lithuanian dukes and [[Galicia–Volhynia]].<ref name=baran/> It says that [[Mindaugas]] killed many members of the Bulaičiai family, including Vismantas, whose wife Mindaugas took for himself. The [[Hypatian Codex]] elaborates that Vismantas was killed in 1251–1253 during an attack against [[Vykintas]]' castle (often assumed to be in [[Tverai]]).<ref name=baran/> It is generally assumed that Morta was Vismantas' wife. Lithuanian historian [[Edvardas Gudavičius]] analyzed [[toponym]]s and determined that the Bulaičiai family most likely hailed from the [[Šiauliai]] region. Based on this extrapolation, residents of Šiauliai call the city home of Morta.<ref name=baran/> 

In the 16th-century ''[[Simon Grunau|Preussische Chronik]]'', it is mentioned that Morta was actually from [[History of Sweden (800–1521)#Middle Ages|Sweden]] since at the time it was a common practice for pagan rulers who were seeking the throne to marry Christian brides from foreign countries. However, historians consider this claim to be untrue, suggesting that German [[Chronicle|chroniclers]] only thought so because they could not believe that a Lithuanian [[Paganism|pagan]] could be such a fierce defender of [[Western Christianity]].<ref>Petrauskas, Rimvydas (April 26, 2013). [https://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/istorija/ldk-istorija-morta-karaliaus-mindaugo-zmona-is-svedijos-582-329771 ''<nowiki>LDK istorija: Morta – karaliaus Mindaugo žmona iš Švedijos? [History of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: Was Morta Mindaugas' Wife from Sweden?]</nowiki>''](in Lithuanian). [[15min]]. </ref>