R. Dievkociņa "Ancient Tīkani Weapons", published

R. Dievkociņa "The Ancient Weapons of the Tīkanu", published in 1939 as part of a series of stories.

Author: R. Dievkociņš (Reinis Laiviņš)

Publisher: Evangelical Lutheran Church Consistory of Riga

Genre: A story from the recent past depicting Latvian peasants during the time of serfdom and aristocratic arbitrariness.

Theme: The head of the Tīkanu family preserves his family, home, and conscience using the "weapons" of Christian ethics: piety, patience, and love of work.