This is a list of
Slavic peoples and
Slavic tribes
This is a list of Slavic peoples and Slavic tribes reported in Late Antiquity and in the Middle Ages, that is, before the year AD 1500.
Ancestors
*Proto-Indo-Europeans (Proto-Indo-European speakers)
** Proto-Balto-Slavs (common ancestors of Ba ...
reported in
Late Antiquity
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and in the
Middle Ages
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, that is, before the year AD 1500.
Ancestors
*
Proto-Indo-Europeans (
Proto-Indo-European speakers)
**
Proto-Balto-Slavs (common ancestors of
Balts and
Slavs) (
Proto-Balto-Slavic speakers)
***
Proto-Slavs (
Proto-Slavic speakers)
Antiquity
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Historical objects or periods Artifacts
*Antiquities, objects or artifacts surviving from ancient cultures
Eras
Any period before the European Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries) but still within the histo ...
*
Veneti /
Sporoi (common ancestors of all
Slavs,
Proto-Slavs, and the
West Slavs with the same name). It is hypothesized that
Proto-Slavs had their origin in western
Ukraine
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- west of the
Dnieper
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, east of the
Vistula, south of the
Pripyat Marshes and north of the
Carpathian Mountains and the
Dniester, to the northwest of the
Pontic Eurasian Steppes
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and south of the
Baltic peoples, especially
West Baltic peoples, with whom they have common ancestors, the
Balto-Slavs.
Proto-Slavs are mainly associated with
Zarubintsy culture that had possible links to the ancient peoples of the
Vistula basin (
Przeworsk culture
The Przeworsk culture () was an Iron Age material culture in the region of what is now Poland, that dates from the 3rd century BC to the 5th century AD. It takes its name from the town Przeworsk, near the village where the first artifacts w ...
).
Proto
Proto or PROTO may refer to:
Language
* Proto-, an English prefix meaning "first"
Media
* ''Proto'' (magazine), an American science magazine
*Radio Proto in Cyprus
Music
* ''Proto'' (Holly Herndon album), 2019
* ''Proto'' (Leo O'Kelly ...
and
Early Slavs, who were closely related to the
Balts, were more influenced by the ancient
Celts
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(
La Tène culture) and by the
Scythians
The Scythians or Scyths, and sometimes also referred to as the Classical Scythians and the Pontic Scythians, were an ancient Eastern
* : "In modern scholarship the name 'Sakas' is reserved for the ancient tribes of northern and eastern Cent ...
and
Sarmatians (
Western Eurasian Steppe Iranian peoples from the
northeast group who were nomads or seminomads). According to
Marija Gimbutas, the people named "
Scythian Farmers", mentioned by
Herodotus
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, were the
Proto-Slavs or
Early Slavs, who bordered and lived south of the
Balts, and not
Scythians
The Scythians or Scyths, and sometimes also referred to as the Classical Scythians and the Pontic Scythians, were an ancient Eastern
* : "In modern scholarship the name 'Sakas' is reserved for the ancient tribes of northern and eastern Cent ...
.
**
Antes (ancestors of the
East Slavs
The East Slavs are the most populous subgroup of the Slavs. They speak the East Slavic languages, and formed the majority of the population of the medieval state Kievan Rus', which they claim as their cultural ancestor.John Channon & Robert ...
; some were also the ancestors of part of
West Slavs and
South Slavs
South Slavs are Slavic peoples who speak South Slavic languages and inhabit a contiguous region of Southeast Europe comprising the eastern Alps and the Balkan Peninsula. Geographically separated from the West Slavs and East Slavs by Austri ...
)
**
Veneti (ancestors of the West Slavs; some were also the ancestors of part of East Slavs and
South Slavs
South Slavs are Slavic peoples who speak South Slavic languages and inhabit a contiguous region of Southeast Europe comprising the eastern Alps and the Balkan Peninsula. Geographically separated from the West Slavs and East Slavs by Austri ...
)
**
Sclaveni
The ' (in Latin) or ' (various forms in Greek, see below) were early Slavic tribes that raided, invaded and settled the Balkans in the Early Middle Ages and eventually became the progenitors of modern South Slavs. They were mentioned by early ...
(ancestors of the
South Slavs
South Slavs are Slavic peoples who speak South Slavic languages and inhabit a contiguous region of Southeast Europe comprising the eastern Alps and the Balkan Peninsula. Geographically separated from the West Slavs and East Slavs by Austri ...
)
Middle Ages
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East Slavs
*
Antes (common ancestors of the
East Slavs
The East Slavs are the most populous subgroup of the Slavs. They speak the East Slavic languages, and formed the majority of the population of the medieval state Kievan Rus', which they claim as their cultural ancestor.John Channon & Robert ...
; some were also the ancestors of part of
West Slavs and
South Slavs
South Slavs are Slavic peoples who speak South Slavic languages and inhabit a contiguous region of Southeast Europe comprising the eastern Alps and the Balkan Peninsula. Geographically separated from the West Slavs and East Slavs by Austri ...
)
** Western-Northern groups
*** Western Russian group /
Western Ruthenian group / Western Old East Slavs ("Russians" or "Russian group" in the broad sense means
Old East Slavic peoples, the common group from where modern
ethnic groups or
peoples of the
Rusinians,
Ukrainians,
Belarusians and
Russians
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118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 '' Winkler Prins'' estimate)
, region1 =
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descend and not only Russians in the narrow sense)
**** Southwestern group (roughly in a large part of the hypothesized region of
Proto-Slavs origin)
*****
Dulebes (''Dulebi''), ancestors of Ukrainians and Belarusians and part of
Czechs. Assimilated into several East Slavic tribes or were the ancestors of them: the
Volhynians,
Drevlians,
Polans,
Dregoviches
The Dregoviches or Dregovichi (Belarusian: дрыгавічы, ''dryhavičy'', ; russian: дреговичи, dregovichi; ua, дреговичі, drehovychi) were one of the tribal unions of Early East Slavs, and inhabited the territories d ...
, and possibly
Buzhans, eventually to become part of the
Kievan Rus'
Kievan Rusʹ, also known as Kyivan Rusʹ ( orv, , Rusĭ, or , , ; Old Norse: ''Garðaríki''), was a state in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas o ...
.
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Buzhans /
Bugans (''Bugane'' > ''Buzhane'';
>
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� (in the regions of the
Southern Bug and
Western Bug
uk, Західний Буг be, Захо́дні Буг
, name_etymology =
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, image_size = 250
, image_caption = Bug River in the vicinity of Wyszków, Poland
, map = V ...
rivers)
******* Southern Bug Buzhans (Southern Bug
Slavs) (''Buzhane''), ancestors of Ukrainians and Russians
******* Western Bug Buzhans (
Western Bug
uk, Західний Буг be, Захо́дні Буг
, name_etymology =
, image = Wyszkow_Bug.jpg
, image_size = 250
, image_caption = Bug River in the vicinity of Wyszków, Poland
, map = V ...
Slavs) /
Volhynians (''Volynyane''), ancestors of Ukrainians and part of
Czechs
******
Dregoviches
The Dregoviches or Dregovichi (Belarusian: дрыгавічы, ''dryhavičy'', ; russian: дреговичи, dregovichi; ua, дреговичі, drehovychi) were one of the tribal unions of Early East Slavs, and inhabited the territories d ...
/ Dregovichians (''Dregovichi''), same with
Draguvites The Drougoubitai, also Drogobitai or Dragobitai ( gr, Δρο ��ο ��ῖται/Δραγοβῖται), variously anglicized as Drugubites, Drogubites, Druguvites, Draguvites etc., were a South Slavic group (''Sclaveni'') who settled in the Balkans ...
, ancestors of Belarusians
******
Drevlyans (''Drevlyane''), ancestors of Ukrainians and Belarusians
******
Polans (eastern) (''Polyane''), ancestors of Ukrainians, in
Dnieper
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right (western) bank,
Kyiv region.
*****
Teverians (''Tivertsi / Tyvertsi'') /
Stadici /
Stadichi (''
Stadychi'')?, ancestors of Ukrainians and part of
Moldovans and
Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Romania ...
****
Khorvaty, in
Prykarpattia and
Zakarpattia, ancestors of
Rusyns
Rusyns (), also known as Carpatho-Rusyns (), or Rusnaks (), are an East Slavic ethnic group from the Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe. They speak Rusyn, an East Slavic language variety, treated variously as either a distinct lang ...
,
Ukrainians, and
Croats
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**** Southern group
*****
Don Slavs
*****
Ulichians
The Uliches or Ugliches ( ro, Ulici or ; russian: Уличи or , or ; uk, Уличі , or ) were a tribe of Early East Slavs who, between the eighth and the tenth centuries, inhabited (along with the Tivertsi) Bessarabia, and the territories ...
(''
Ulichi
The Uliches or Ugliches ( ro, Ulici or ; russian: Уличи or , or ; uk, Уличі , or ) were a tribe of Early East Slavs who, between the eighth and the tenth centuries, inhabited (along with the Tivertsi) Bessarabia, and the territories a ...
''), ancestors of Ukrainians, and part of
Romanians
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(especially
Moldovans)
**** Central group
*****
Radimichians /
Radimichs (''
Radimichi
The Radimichs (also Radimichi) ( be, Радзiмiчы, russian: Радимичи, uk, Радимичі and pl, Radymicze) were an East Slavic tribe of the last several centuries of the 1st millennium, which inhabited upper east parts of the ...
''), ancestors of
Belarusians and part of
Russians
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, image =
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, population =
, popplace =
118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 '' Winkler Prins'' estimate)
, region1 =
, pop1 ...
*****
Severians (''
Severyane''), ancestors of Ukrainians, Russians and part of
Slavic Bulgarians
*** Old Russian group / Northern Russian group / Northern Ruthenian group / Northern Old East Slavs
**** Northeastern group (Krivichian-Vyatichian group) (
Krivichians
The Krivichs (Kryvichs) ( be, крывічы, kryvičý, ; rus, кри́вичи, p='krʲivʲɪtɕɪ, kríviči) were a tribal union of Early East Slavs between the 6th and the 12th centuries. It is suggested that originally the Krivichi were nat ...
and
Vyatichians had a relevant part in the formation of Proto-Russians)
*****
Krivichians
The Krivichs (Kryvichs) ( be, крывічы, kryvičý, ; rus, кри́вичи, p='krʲivʲɪtɕɪ, kríviči) were a tribal union of Early East Slavs between the 6th and the 12th centuries. It is suggested that originally the Krivichi were nat ...
(''
Krivichi
The Krivichs (Kryvichs) ( be, крывічы, kryvičý, ; rus, кри́вичи, p='krʲivʲɪtɕɪ, kríviči) were a tribal union of Early East Slavs between the 6th and the 12th centuries. It is suggested that originally the Krivichi were nat ...
''), ancestors of Belarusians and Russians (
Kievan Rus'
Kievan Rusʹ, also known as Kyivan Rusʹ ( orv, , Rusĭ, or , , ; Old Norse: ''Garðaríki''), was a state in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas o ...
Principalities roughly corresponded to older tribal lands)
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Polochans
Polochans ( be, Палачане, russian: Полочане) were a tribe of early East Slavs, who inhabited the area in the middle of the Western Dvina in the 9th century. Alternative meaning: inhabitants of Polotsk.
They are mentioned in the '' ...
(''
Polochane'') /
Polotskian Krivichians, in
Polotsk Land (''
Polotskaya Zemlya'') (later
Polotsk Principality), ancestors of Belarusians
******
Pskovians /
Pskovian Krivichians, in
Pskov Land The Pskov Land (russian: Псковская земля, Pskovskaya zemlya) was a historical region in the north-west of the medieval Russia centred around the city of Pskov. It was a vassal state of various Rus' states and had a measure of indepen ...
(''
Pskovskaya Zemlya''), ancestors of Russians
******
Smolenians /
Smolenian Krivichians, in
Smolensk Land (''
Smolenskaya Zemlya'') (later
Smolensk Principality), ancestors of Russians
******
Tverians /
Tverian Krivichians, in
Tver Land (''
Tver'skaya Zemlya'') (later
Tver Principality), ancestors of Russians
******
Zalessians /
Zalessian Krivichians, in
Zalessa Land or ''
Zalesye'' (''
Zalesskaya Zemlya'') /
Opolyans /
Opolyan Krivichians, in Opolye Land or
Opolye
Zalesye ( rus, Зале́сье, p=zɐˈlʲesʲjə, ''area beyond the forest'') or Opolye ( rus, Опо́лье, p=ɐˈpolʲjə, ''area in the fields'') is a historical region of Russia, comprising the north and west parts of Vladimir Oblast, t ...
(''
Opolskaya Zemlya'') (later
Rostov-Suzdal Principality
Vladimir-Suzdal (russian: Владимирско-Су́здальская, ''Vladimirsko-Suzdal'skaya''), also Vladimir-Suzdalian Rus', formally known as the Grand Duchy of Vladimir (1157–1331) (russian: Владимиро-Су́здальс ...
or
Vladimir-Suzdal Principality
Vladimir-Suzdal (russian: Владимирско-Су́здальская, ''Vladimirsko-Suzdal'skaya''), also Vladimir-Suzdalian Rus', formally known as the Grand Duchy of Vladimir (1157–1331) (russian: Владимиро-Су́здальс ...
, that gradually evolved into the
Grand Duchy of Moscow also called
Muscovite Russia or
Muscovite Rus') (this political entity is traditionally perceived as a cradle of the
Great Russian language and Great Russian people, i.e. the Russians as a distinct Slavic people) (originally
Moscow region
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Ru ...
was an enclave inhabited by a remnant of the Dniepr-Oka
Baltic peoples, the
Eastern Galindians
Galindians were two distinct, and now extinct, tribes of the Balts. Most commonly, Galindians refers to the Western Galindians who lived in the southeast part of Prussia. Less commonly, it is used for a tribe that lived in the area of what is tod ...
or
Goliad', which were conquered in the middle of 11th century by
Rostov-Suzdal
Vladimir-Suzdal (russian: Владимирско-Су́здальская, ''Vladimirsko-Suzdal'skaya''), also Vladimir-Suzdalian Rus', formally known as the Grand Duchy of Vladimir (1157–1331) (russian: Владимиро-Су́здальс ...
)
*****
Vyatichians (''
Vyatichi'') also
Oka Slavs, ancestors of Russians (
Kievan Rus'
Kievan Rusʹ, also known as Kyivan Rusʹ ( orv, , Rusĭ, or , , ; Old Norse: ''Garðaríki''), was a state in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas o ...
Principalities roughly corresponded to older tribal lands)
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Kozelians /
Kozelian Vyatichians, in
Kozelsk Land (roughly in today's
Kozelsk town and
Kaluga and
Tula
Tula may refer to:
Geography
Antarctica
*Tula Mountains
* Tula Point
India
* Tulā, a solar month in the traditional Indian calendar
Iran
* Tula, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province
Italy
* Tula, Sardinia, municipality (''comune'') in the ...
regions, later part of the
Chernigov Principality
The Principality of Chernigov ( orv, Чєрниговскоє кънѧжьство; uk, Чернігівське князівство; russian: Черниговское княжество) was one of the largest and most powerful states within ...
by conquest)
******
Ryazanians /
Ryazanian Vyatichians, in
Ryazan' Land (later
Ryazan Principality or
Murom-Ryazan)
** Northwestern group (possible Northern Slavic group?) (they had a relevant part in the formation of Proto-Russians)
***
Ilmen Slavs /
Ilmen Slovenians (''
Slovene''), also known as
Novgorod Slovenes,
Novgorod Slavs (''
Slovene''), ancestors of Russians
****
Bezhetians /
Bezhetian Ilmen Slovenians (in
Bezhetsk Land - ''
Begetskaję Zemlę'') (later part of the
Novgorod Land - ''
Novgorodskaję Zemlę'', and the
Novgorod Republic)
****
Derevians /
Derevian Ilmen Slovenians (in
Dereva Land - ''
Derevskaję Zemlę'') (later part of the
Novgorod Land - ''
Novgorodskaję Zemlę'', and the
Novgorod Republic)
****
Obonegians /
Obonegian Ilmen Slovenians (in
Obonego Land - ''
Obonegskaję Zemlę'') (later part of the
Novgorod Land - ''
Novgorodskaję Zemlę'', and the
Novgorod Republic)
****
Shelonians /
Shelonian Ilmen Slovenians (in
Shelona Land - ''
Shelonskaję Zemlę'') (later part of the
Novgorod Land - ''
Novgorodskaję Zemlę'', and the
Novgorod Republic)
West Slavs
*
Veneti /
Wends? (common ancestors of
West Slavs; some were also the ancestors of part of
South Slavs
South Slavs are Slavic peoples who speak South Slavic languages and inhabit a contiguous region of Southeast Europe comprising the eastern Alps and the Balkan Peninsula. Geographically separated from the West Slavs and East Slavs by Austri ...
and
East Slavs
The East Slavs are the most populous subgroup of the Slavs. They speak the East Slavic languages, and formed the majority of the population of the medieval state Kievan Rus', which they claim as their cultural ancestor.John Channon & Robert ...
)
** Czech–Moravian-Slovak group
***
Bohemians (''
Čechové''), tribal confederation, in
Bohemia,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. Ancestors of
Czechs
****
Berunzani (a Slavic Bohemian tribe, ''
Chekhove'', of West Bohemia)
****
Chekhove proper / ''
Čechové'' (
Bohemian Slavs proper), also known as
Pragani (''
Fraganeo''), the tribe that lived in the
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
and
Central Bohemian regions
****
Děčané, in
Děčín region, Czech Republic
****
Dudlebi (''Doudlebi / Doudlebové'') (Bohemian
Dulebes), a group of Dulebes assimilated as a
Slavic Bohemian or
Czech tribe. (they lived in most of the southern half of
Bohemia)
****
Khébané (''
Chébané'' / ''
Hbané'')
**** Khodove (''
Chodové'') ("Walkers", "Patrollers" or "Rangers") (formed from recruited people originating in the western
Carpathian Mountains) (in
Tuhošt' Land)
****
Litoměřici or Lutomerizi, in the
Czech lands
The Czech lands or the Bohemian lands ( cs, České země ) are the three historical regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech Silesia. Together the three have formed the Czech part of Czechoslovakia since 1918, the Czech Socialist Republic sin ...
from the sixth century (they lived in the
Litoměřice region)
****
Luchane /
Luchani /
Lutsane (''
Lučané'')
****
Lemuzi
****
Lupiglai
****
Pshovane (''
Pšované'') /
Besunzane (
Bežunčani)
****
Sedlichane (''
Sedličané'' / ''
Sedlčané'')
****
Volynyane, a group of
Volhynians (
Volhynian Buzhans) assimilated as a
Slavic Bohemian or
Czech tribe.
****
White Croats, Bohemian (they lived in most of the northeastern and eastern
Bohemia - ''
Čeche'' and they bordered
White Serbs
The Sorbs, also known as White Serbs in Serbian historiography, were an Early Slavic tribe settled between Saale-Elbe valley up to Lusatian Neisse (in present-day Saxony and Thuringia), and part of the Wends. In the 7th century, the tribe joine ...
by the north)
****
Zlicans (Zlitsans) / Zlichane (''Zličané''), in Bohemia (Czech). Ancestors of Czechs and possibly Poles.
***
Moravians /
Northern Merehani (''
Moravane''), tribal confederation, in
Záhorie (
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...
) and
Moravia. Ancestors of (modern)
Moravians and part of the
Slovaks. The
Morava river of
Moravia was in their lands. Ancestors of the
South Moravians (
Merehani
The ''Merehani'' was a Slavic tribe mentioned by the Bavarian Geographer. They are often connected to the Moravians (''Marhari''), although some scholars believe that the tribe was separate.
The 9th-century ''Catalogue of Fortresses and Regions ...
), in
Morava river valley, east
Serbia
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, that migrated south of the Danube and were assimilated by
South Slavs
South Slavs are Slavic peoples who speak South Slavic languages and inhabit a contiguous region of Southeast Europe comprising the eastern Alps and the Balkan Peninsula. Geographically separated from the West Slavs and East Slavs by Austri ...
.
****
Ganátsi /
Hanátsi (''
Hanáci'')
****
Golasitsi /
Holasitsi (''
Holasici'')
****
Gorátsi /
Horátsi (''
Horáci'')
**** (''
Podyjští Moravané'')
***
Slovaks* (more appropriately
Sloveni for time period of this article), also called
Nitran Slavs / Váh Slavs / Hungarian Slavs / Moravian ''
Slovenes
The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Slovenci ), are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia, and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, Slovenian culture, culture, History ...
'' ''/'' Sloväni / Slověniny), tribal confederation, in
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...
and northern parts of
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...
, possibly western Hungary as well. Ancestors of
Slovaks, mayhaps were part of broader Slavic group sharing the same name (notice similarities with the south Slavic
Slovenians). Sometimes referred to as ''Slovieni'', although this word is generally incorrect, being a contracted term from 19th century. Note: While today the male member of Slovak nation is called ''Slovák'', the original name for such person would be approx. ''Sloven''. This is evident from the endonym of the country (''Slovensko''), and also the name for Slovak female (''Slovenka'') or language (''slovenský jazyk''). This change, purely linguistical, occurred starting in 14th century, applying the newer suffix ''-ák/-ak/-iak'' to the stem word ''Slov''. This change most likely originated in neighbouring Bohemia, which is probably the reason why it never completely permeated
Slovak language
Slovak () , is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. It is part of the Indo-European language family, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of the larger Balto-Slavic branch. Spoken by app ...
(compared to the
Moravian region of
Slovácko, so called
Moravian Slovakia).
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Lechites (Lechitic group)
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Polish tribes
"Polish tribes" is a term used sometimes to describe the tribes of West Slavic Lechites that lived from around the mid-6th century in the territories that became Polish with the creation of the Polish state by the Piast dynasty. The territory o ...
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Lendians, in east Lesser Poland and Red Ruthenia (Poland and Ukraine). Ancestors of
Poles
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Masovians, tribal confederation, in Mazovia, Poland. Ancestors of Poles
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Polans (western), tribal confederation, in
Greater Poland, Poland. Ancestors of Poles.
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Silesians /
Silezane /
Slezane,
Silesia
Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Silesia, Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. S ...
, tribal confederation, Poland. Ancestors of Poles and
Silesia
Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Silesia, Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. S ...
n Germans
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Besunzane /
Bezunchane (''
Bieżuńczanie'')
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Bobryane (''
Bobrzanie
The Bobrzanie are one of the Silesian tribes mentioned in the '' Prague document'' from the 11th century AD. The area they inhabited was located on the Bóbr
Bóbr ( cs, Bobr, german: Bober, ) is a river which carries water through the north o ...
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Dyedoshane (''
Dziadoszanie'') /
Dadosesani
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Golensizi
The Golensizi ( pl, Golęszycy, Gołęszycy, Golęszyce, Gołęszyce, Gołężyce, cz, Holasici, german: Golensizen) were a tribe of West Slavs, specifically of the Lechitic tribes (one of the Silesian tribes), living in the Early Middle Ages an ...
(''
Golęszyce''), in Upper Silesia
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Lubushane (''
Lubuszanie'')
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Lupiglaa (in today's
Głubczyce
Głubczyce ( cs, Hlubčice or sparsely ''Glubčice'', german: Leobschütz, Silesian German: ''Lischwitz'') is a town in Opole Voivodeship in southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. It is the administrative seat of Głubczyce C ...
region)
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Opolans
Opolans ( pl, Opolanie; cs, Opolané; german: Opolanen) were the West Slavic tribe that lived in the region of upper Odra. Their main settlement ( gord) was Opole. They were mentioned in the Bavarian Geographer, under the name Opolini, as one of ...
/
Opolini
Opolans ( pl, Opolanie; cs, Opolané; german: Opolanen) were the West Slavic tribe that lived in the region of upper Odra. Their main settlement ( gord) was Opole. They were mentioned in the Bavarian Geographer, under the name Opolini, as one of ...
(''
Opolanie
Opolans ( pl, Opolanie; cs, Opolané; german: Opolanen) were the West Slavic tribe that lived in the region of upper Odra. Their main settlement ( gord) was Opole. They were mentioned in the Bavarian Geographer, under the name Opolini, as one of ...
''), in Silesia
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Silesians proper /
Silezane proper /
Slezane proper (''
Ślężanie
The Silesians ( pl, Ślężanie) were a tribe of West Slavs, specifically of the Lechitic/ Polish group, inhabiting territories of Lower Silesia, near Ślęża mountain and Ślęza river, on both banks of the Oder, up to the area of modern city ...
'')
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Tryebovane (''
Trzebowianie'')
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Vistulans, in
Lesser Poland
Lesser Poland, often known by its Polish name Małopolska ( la, Polonia Minor), is a historical region situated in southern and south-eastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Kraków. Throughout centuries, Lesser Poland developed a ...
, tribal confederation, Poland. Ancestors of Poles
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Pomeranians, tribal confederation, in
Pomerania
Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...
, Germany and Poland. Ancestors of
Poles,
Kashubians, and
Slovincians
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Goplans, in
Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland. Ancestors of
Poles
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Kashubians, in
Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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Prissani /
Pyritzans The Prissani or Pyritzans ( pl, Pyrzyczanie) were a medieval tribe in Pomerania. They were first mentioned as "Prissani" with 70 civitas by the Bavarian Geographer, ca. 845.Johannes Hoops, Herbert Jankuhn, Heinrich Beck, Reallexikon der germanische ...
(
Pyrzyczanie The Prissani or Pyritzans ( pl, Pyrzyczanie) were a medieval tribe in Pomerania. They were first mentioned as "Prissani" with 70 civitas by the Bavarian Geographer, ca. 845.Johannes Hoops, Herbert Jankuhn, Heinrich Beck, Reallexikon der germanische ...
), in Pomerania, Poland. Ancestors of Poles
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Slovincians, a West Slavic tribe that lived between lakes
Gardno and
Łebsko near
Słupsk in
Pomerania
Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...
.
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Wolinians /
Uelunzani, on
Wolin island, Pomerania, Poland. Ancestors of Poles
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Polabians (
Wends)
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Veleti (
Wilzi
The Veleti, also known as Wilzi, Wielzians, and Wiltzes, were a group of medieval Lechitic tribes within the territory of Hither Pomerania, related to Polabian Slavs. They had formed together the Confederation of the Veleti, a loose monarchi ...
) (
Northern Polabians), in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
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Lutici, tribal confederation, northeastern
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
.
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Bethenici (
Bethenzi or
Bechelenzi The Bethenici (also Bethenzi or Bechelenzi) were a West Slavic people living east of the Elbe river in the ninth century. They lived near the confluence of the Elbe and the Havel, probably between the rivers alongside the Smeldingi.
In 811, acco ...
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Doshane
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Four Core tribes (Lutici)
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures.
In mathematics
Four is the smallest ...
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Circipane, in
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
.
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Kessinians, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
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Redarians
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Tollensians The Tollensians ( la, Tholenzi, pl, Dołężanie, Tolężanie, Dolency, Doleczanie) were a West Slavic tribe inhabiting the shores of the lower and middle Tollense (Dołęża) river, after which they were named. They were part of the Veleti/ Lutic ...
, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
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Hevelli (Havolane), in
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 squ ...
, Germany, by river
Havel.
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Smeldingi
The Smeldingi were a small group of Polabian Slavs living on the border of the Old Saxony in the 9th century, probably between the Elbe and the Havel. They were a sub-group of the Hevelli. Their name is etymologically related that of the South ...
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Morizani / Morichane
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Rani /
Rujani
The Rani or Rujani (german: Ranen, ''Rujanen'') were a West Slavic tribe based on the island of Rugia (Rügen) and the southwestern mainland across the Strelasund in what is today northeastern Germany.
The Rani tribe emerged after the Slavic ...
, on
Rügen, Germany.
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Sprevane, in Brandenburg, Germany, by river Spree.
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Stodorane (
Lutici Stodorane)
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Ukrani, in
Uckermark and
Vorpommern-Greifswald, Germany.
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Obotrites /
Reragi (
Northern Polabians), tribal confederation, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
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Belesem /
Byelozem = "White Earth" or "White Earth Tribe", they lived scattered in Oster Walde /
Osterwalde - "Eastern Woods" in the Old Mainland
Saxon view, west banks of the
Elbe river
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Drevani
The Drevani (german: Draväno-Polaben or ''Drevanen'') were a tribe of Polabian Slavs settling on the Elbe river in the area of the present-day Lüchow-Dannenberg district of Lower Saxony, Germany.
They were a constituent tribe of the Obodrite c ...
= "Wood" or "Wood Tribe", they lived scattered in Oster Walde /
Osterwalde - "Eastern Woods" in the Old Mainland
Saxon view, west banks of the Elbe river) (
Osterwalde and
Luneburg Heath also matched the land where the
Langobards lived for a time before migrating towards South) (mostly in today's
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
, in the
Hanoverian Wendland,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
)
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Linones
The Linones were a small Slavic people first recorded in the early 9th century. They lived north and east of the Elbe, across from Höhbeck in the region around Lenzen, south of the Wilzi and Obotrites, north of the Hevelli and northeast of th ...
, in the region around
Lenzen.
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Lipani, tribe that lived scattered in the west banks of the Elbe river
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Obotrites proper /
Northern Obotrites (
Wismar Bay
The Bay of WismarKohl, Horst; Marcinek, Joachim and Nitz, Bernhard (1986). ''Geography of the German Democratic Republic'', VEB Hermann Haack, Gotha, p. 47. . or more commonly Wismar Bay or ''Wismarbucht'' is a well sheltered multi-sectioned bay ...
to
Lake Schwerin).
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Polabians proper, in eastern
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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Travnjane east of the
Trave.
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Wagri /
Wagrians (the eastern
Holstein as part of
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a ...
).
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Warnabi
The Warnabi, Warnavi, Warnahi, Wranovi, Wranefzi, Wrani, Varnes, or Warnower were a West Slavic tribe of the Obotrite confederation in the ninth through eleventh centuries. They were one of the minor tribes of the confederation living in the Bill ...
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Warnower
The Warnabi, Warnavi, Warnahi, Wranovi, Wranefzi, Wrani, Varnes, or Warnower were a West Slavic tribe of the Obotrite confederation in the ninth through eleventh centuries. They were one of the minor tribes of the confederation living in the Bill ...
, in
Mecklenburg (Germany), (the upper
Warnow and
Mildenitz).
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Polabian White Serbs /
Boiki (
Southern Polabians), in
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a ...
and
Lower Lusatia, Germany. Ancestors of
Sorbs, and part of the tribal groups that migrated towards southeast and south of the
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...
are the ancestors of
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of ...
.
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Polabian Serbs (
Elbe Serbs)
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Sorbs /
Old Sorbs (''
Srbove''), tribal confederation, roughly in Southern
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 squ ...
, East
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making i ...
(east of the
Saale
The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saal ...
river) and
Upper Saxony, roughly in the east of the Middle Elbe river basin.
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Khutitsi
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Lusatians-Milceni
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Lusatians, in
Lower Lusatia, Germany. Ancestors of
Sorbs (
Modern Sorbs) in
Lower Lusatia.
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Milchane (''Milčané'') /
Milceni
The Milceni or Milzeni ( cs, Milčané; german: Milzener; pl, Milczanie) were a West Slavs, West Slavic tribe, who settled in the present-day Upper Lusatia region. They were first mentioned in the middle of the 9th century AD by the Bavarian Geogr ...
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Milzeni, in
Upper Lusatia
Upper Lusatia (german: Oberlausitz ; hsb, Hornja Łužica ; dsb, Górna Łužyca; szl, Gōrnŏ Łużyca; pl, Łużyce Górne or ''Milsko''; cz, Horní Lužice) is a historical region in Germany and Poland. Along with Lower Lusatia to t ...
, Germany, and in an area of far north
Bohemia. Ancestors of
Sorbs (
Modern Sorbs) in
Upper Lusatia
Upper Lusatia (german: Oberlausitz ; hsb, Hornja Łužica ; dsb, Górna Łužyca; szl, Gōrnŏ Łużyca; pl, Łużyce Górne or ''Milsko''; cz, Horní Lužice) is a historical region in Germany and Poland. Along with Lower Lusatia to t ...
.
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Moinwinidi
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Nishane
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Nizitsi
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Polabian Serbs proper Polabian may refer to:
* Polabian language, an extinct Slavic language spoken by Polabians
* Polabians
Polabian Slavs ( dsb, Połobske słowjany, pl, Słowianie połabscy, cz, Polabští slované) is a collective term applied to a number of ...
(
Sorbs Serbs or ''
Srbi''), they gave the name to the tribal confederation (''
Srbove'').
South Slavs
The
South Slavic tribes descend mainly from the
Sclaveni
The ' (in Latin) or ' (various forms in Greek, see below) were early Slavic tribes that raided, invaded and settled the Balkans in the Early Middle Ages and eventually became the progenitors of modern South Slavs. They were mentioned by early ...
that were the
Slavs that lived south of the Danube river after
Slavic migrations from the end of the 5th to 8th centuries, originally they came from the regions north of the
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...
and migrated south spreading throughout east
alpine
Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to:
Places Europe
* Alps, a European mountain range
** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range
Australia
* Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village
* Alpine National P ...
slopes, west
Pannonian Plain (west of the Danube), and the
Balkans
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
, they had more close ties with the
Veneti, ancestors of the
West Slavs (some west slavic and south slavic tribes have the same ancestors), than with the
Antes, ancestors of the
East Slavs
The East Slavs are the most populous subgroup of the Slavs. They speak the East Slavic languages, and formed the majority of the population of the medieval state Kievan Rus', which they claim as their cultural ancestor.John Channon & Robert ...
. Over time, South Slavs, evolved into a new Slavic ethnolinguistic group, this phenomenon was accentuated by the
Bavarian expansion towards east (part of the
Ostsiedlung) and by the
Magyar settlement and expansion in the
Pannonian Plain (roughly today's
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...
), that severed the contiguous land or territory between West and South Slavs (in the Middle
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...
river basin) and contact between both of them and contributed to a greater differentiation. They predate the medieval identities formed after the
Great Schism.
*
Sclaveni
The ' (in Latin) or ' (various forms in Greek, see below) were early Slavic tribes that raided, invaded and settled the Balkans in the Early Middle Ages and eventually became the progenitors of modern South Slavs. They were mentioned by early ...
/ Slavini (common ancestors of most of the
South Slavs)
** West South Slavic group
*** ''
Bosnians'', inhabited central parts of Bosnia, between the rivers of
Upper Neretva on the south, Middle
Bosna and the
Krivaja (Bosna) on the north,
Upper Drina
The Drina ( sr-Cyrl, Дрина, ) is a long Balkans river, which forms a large portion of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Alps wh ...
on the east and Upper
Vrbas on the west.
Theories of them being descended from the
Buzhans exist.
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Braničevci
The Braničevci (also Branichevci or Branichevtsi; sr-cyr, Браничевци) were a South Slavic tribe that inhabited the region of Braničevo, in what is today Serbia, during the Middle Ages.
Initially subjects of the Pannonian Avars wi ...
/ Braniches, in eastern
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hu ...
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Carantanians / Carniolan Slavs / Old Slovenes / Southern ''Slovene'' (''Sloventsi''), tribal confederation, in Austria and Slovenia. Ancestors of
Slovenes
The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Slovenci ), are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia, and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, Slovenian culture, culture, History ...
(particularly
Carinthian Slovenes
Carinthian Slovenes or Carinthian Slovenians ( sl, Koroški Slovenci; german: Kärntner Slowenen) are the indigenous minority of Slovene ethnicity, living within borders of the Austrian state of Carinthia, neighboring Slovenia. Their status of ...
). They descend in part from
Nitran Slavs (Northern Slovenes) that were also partial ancestors of modern
Slovaks.
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Dudleipa (may have been a branch of the
Dulebes)
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Duliebi (may have been a branch of the Dulebes)
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Stodorane (
Caranthanian Stodorane)
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Susili
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Docleani / Diokletlians, in southern
Montenegro
)
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(see also
Tribes of Montenegro)
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Guduscani, in
Lika,
Croatia
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, anthem = " Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
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Kanalites, in southern
Dalmatia
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Merehani
The ''Merehani'' was a Slavic tribe mentioned by the Bavarian Geographer. They are often connected to the Moravians (''Marhari''), although some scholars believe that the tribe was separate.
The 9th-century ''Catalogue of Fortresses and Regions ...
/ Southern Merehani / Southern Moravians (''Moravci / Moravtsi''), in (South)
Morava river, eastern Serbia. They descend from
Moravian /
Merehani
The ''Merehani'' was a Slavic tribe mentioned by the Bavarian Geographer. They are often connected to the Moravians (''Marhari''), although some scholars believe that the tribe was separate.
The 9th-century ''Catalogue of Fortresses and Regions ...
tribal groups that migrated south of the Danube and over time differenciate themselves and were assimilated into South Slavs.
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Narentines /
Neretvians, in southern
Dalmatia
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Pannonian Slavs, in west
Pannonian Plain, west of the
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...
river, roughly in today's west Hungary. They were assimilated by
Magyars after they settled in Hungary.
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Pannonian Dulebes
**** Sava Slavs, roughly in the plain between the
Sava and
Mura rivers. Ancestors of part of Croats.
***
Praedenecenti Praedenecenti was an early medieval Slavic tribe, mentioned only in the '' Royal Frankish Annals'' in 822 and 824. They lived in the buffer zone between the Carolingian and Bulgarian empires. The ''Royal Frankish Annals'' associated them with the ...
/
Eastern Abodriti /
Eastern Obotrites, in
Banat
Banat (, ; hu, Bánság; sr, Банат, Banat) is a geographical and historical region that straddles Central and Eastern Europe and which is currently divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of ...
. They descend from
Abodriti
The Obotrites ( la, Obotriti, Abodritorum, Abodritos…) or Obodrites, also spelled Abodrites (german: Abodriten), were a confederation of medieval West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in northern Germa ...
/
Obotrites tribal groups that migrated south of the Danube and over time differenciate themselves and were assimilated into South Slavs.
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Timočani
The Timočani (also Timochani, or Timochans; Serbian and Bulgarian: Тимочани) were a medieval South Slavic tribe that lived in the territory of present-day eastern Serbia, west of the Timok River, as well as in the regions of Banat, S ...
, in eastern Serbia
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Travunians /
Terbunians, in
Herzegovina and western
Montenegro
)
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, capital = Podgorica
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, largest_city = capital
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***
White Croats, in
Western Ukraine,
Lesser Poland
Lesser Poland, often known by its Polish name Małopolska ( la, Polonia Minor), is a historical region situated in southern and south-eastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Kraków. Throughout centuries, Lesser Poland developed a ...
and
Bohemia, ancestors of Croats
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Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic ...
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White Serbs
The Sorbs, also known as White Serbs in Serbian historiography, were an Early Slavic tribe settled between Saale-Elbe valley up to Lusatian Neisse (in present-day Saxony and Thuringia), and part of the Wends. In the 7th century, the tribe joine ...
/
Sorbs, in
Lower Lusatia, Germany. Ancestors of
Sorbs and
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of ...
****
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of ...
***
Zachumliani /
Zachlumians, in southern
Dalmatia
** East South Slavic group
***
Berziti The Berziti ( Bulgarian, Macedonian and sr, Берзити; el, Βερζῆτες) were a South Slavic tribe that settled in Byzantine Macedonia in the 7th century AD with the Slavic invasion of the Balkans. The Berziti settled in the vicinity ...
/
Bersites, in Ohrid,
North Macedonia
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***
Drougoubitai /
Draguvites The Drougoubitai, also Drogobitai or Dragobitai ( gr, Δρο ��ο ��ῖται/Δραγοβῖται), variously anglicized as Drugubites, Drogubites, Druguvites, Draguvites etc., were a South Slavic group (''Sclaveni'') who settled in the Balkans ...
, in Southern Bulgaria, North Macedonia and
Greek Macedonia
***
Keramisians, in North Macedonia and Greek Macedonia.
***
Marvaci /
Marvatsi, in
Rhodopes, southern
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
and northern
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi ...
***
Milcovci /
Miltsovtsi
***
Seven Slavic tribes
The Seven Slavic tribes ( bg, Седемте славянски племена, Sedemte slavyanski plemena), or the Seven clans ( bg, Седемте рода, Sedemte roda, links=no) were a union of Slavic tribes in the Danubian Plain, that was ...
(or
Seven Slavic Clans) (Heptaradici / Eptaradici - "Seven Roots"?), tribal confederation, in northern Bulgaria and Southern Romania that formed the basis of the
Slavic Bulgarians (after later being conquered by the Turkic origin
Bulgars that formed much of the
Aristocracy and led to the name change of the people and language)
**** Unknown tribes (unknown names)
***
Severians, in Dobrudja, /
Severes /
Severi Severi may refer to:
* Severi (surname), Italian surname
* Severan dynasty, dynasty of Roman emperors, ruling in the late 2nd and early 3rd century
*Severi (tribe)
The Severians or Severyans or Siverians ( be, Севяране; bg, Севери ...
(Balkan
Severians), northeast Bulgaria and Southeastern Romania, the
Severians were an
East Slavic tribe, part of the tribal groups that migrated southward and southwestward and formed a union with the
Seven Slavic tribes
The Seven Slavic tribes ( bg, Седемте славянски племена, Sedemte slavyanski plemena), or the Seven clans ( bg, Седемте рода, Sedemte roda, links=no) were a union of Slavic tribes in the Danubian Plain, that was ...
(to form the
Slavic Bulgarians) and over time differenciate themselves and were assimilated into
South Slavs
South Slavs are Slavic peoples who speak South Slavic languages and inhabit a contiguous region of Southeast Europe comprising the eastern Alps and the Balkan Peninsula. Geographically separated from the West Slavs and East Slavs by Austri ...
.
*** Sklavenoi /
Sclaveni Proper (
Slavic tribes of Greece, including
Greek Macedonia)
****
Baiounitai /
Bainuites /
Vajunites The Baiounitai ( gr, Βαϊουνίται) or Vayunites ( mk, Вајунити, bg, Ваюнити, sh-Cyrl, Вајонити, војници) were a Sclavene ( South Slavic) tribe which settled the region of Macedonia at the end of 6th century. ...
, originally in
Macedonia, later in
Epirus (
Vagenetia)
****
Belegezites /
Velegezites, in
Thessaly
****
Ezerites /
Erezitai, in the
Peloponnese
****
Melingoi
The Melingoi or Milingoi ( el, Μηλιγγοί) were a Slavic tribe that settled in the Peloponnese in southern Greece during the Middle Ages. In the early decades of the 7th century, Slavic tribes (Sclaveni) settled throughout the Balkans follo ...
, in the
Peloponnese
****
Rynchines The Rhynchines or Rhynchinoi ( el, Ῥυγχίνοι) were a South Slavic ( Sklavenoi) tribe in the region of southern Macedonia in the 7th century. According to Traian Stoianovich, they were Slavic or Avaro-Slavic, and their name probably derives ...
/
Rhynchinoi The Rhynchines or Rhynchinoi ( el, Ῥυγχίνοι) were a South Slavic (Sklavenoi) tribe in the region of southern Macedonia in the 7th century. According to Traian Stoianovich, they were Slavic or Avaro-Slavic, and their name probably derives ...
, also
Recchines, in
Greek Macedonia (Southern Macedonia), Northern
Chalkidiki and southern slopes of the
Rhodopes.
****
Sagudates, in southern
Greek Macedonia
***
Smolyani, in the
Rhodopes, southern
Bulgaria
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and northern
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi ...
***
Strymonites, near the
Struma river, southern
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
and northern
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi ...
Unclassified Slavs
*
Sittici /
Zhytychi /
Zuireani?
*
Zerivani /
Zeriuani /
Zeruiani (same as the
Chervyani?
Severians?
Drevlians? Unlikely, Chervyani, Severians and Drevlians can not be the same tribe, because in Slavic languages: Chervyani - red ones (
Red Croats), Severians - northern ones, Drevlians - wood people)
*
Znetalici Znetalici ( cz, Snětaliči) was a Slavic tribe mentioned by the 9th-century Bavarian Geographer. They are mentioned as inhabiting 74 ''civitates'' (settlements).
While some scholars put them somewhere in Russia, between the Carpathians and the Dan ...
Possible Slavs
Unclassified
*
Miloxi
*
Uerizane /
Verizane
Slavs or Balts
*
Neuri /
Navari (a people mentioned by
Herodotus
Herodotus ( ; grc, , }; BC) was an ancient Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus, part of the Persian Empire (now Bodrum, Turkey) and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria (Italy). He is known fo ...
)
Slavs, Balts or Finnic
*
Budini
The Budini ( Ancient Greek: Βουδίνοι; ''Boudínoi'') was a group of people (a tribe) described by Herodotus and several later classical authors. Described as nomads living near settled Gelonians, Herodotus located them east of the Tanais r ...
*
Vends (Livonia)
Slavs or Romance peoples
*
Bolokhovians /
Bolokhoveni /
Bolokhovens (
East Slavic tribe or
Valachians? the similar name to Valachians could have been only coincidental)
Slavs or Turkics
*
Sebbirozi The Sebbirozi was a tribe mentioned by the 9th-century Bavarian Geographer (). It states that the Sebbirozi inhabit 90 settlements (Sebbirozi habent civitates XC).
Linguist Aleksander Brückner related ''Sebbirozi'' with another tribe from the sou ...
/
Zabirozi /
Zabrozi Zabrozi was a tribe mentioned by the 9th-century Bavarian Geographer (). It states that the Zabrozi inhabit 212 settlements.
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The Zabrozi are mentioned in BG after the Vuillerozi and before the Znetalici. Their name is dual ...
/
Sabirs (possibly
Turkic)
Unclassified peoples or tribes
Mentioned by
Bavarian Geographer and possibly
Baltic
Baltic may refer to:
Peoples and languages
*Baltic languages, a subfamily of Indo-European languages, including Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian
*Balts (or Baltic peoples), ethnic groups speaking the Baltic languages and/or originatin ...
Indo-European
*
Thafnezi /
Athfenzi /
(Y)athfengi? (possibly
Yatvingians)
Mentioned by Bavarian Geographer and possibly
Iranian Indo-European
*
Lucolane /
Lucolani (possibly
Alan Sarmatian Iranians)
*
Serauici /
Seravici (possibly
Alan Sarmatian Iranians)
Mentioned by
Bavarian Geographer and possibly
Turkic
*
Attorozi (possibly
Turkic)
*
Aturezani (possibly
Turkic)
*
Chozirozi /
Caziri
The Khazars ; he, כּוּזָרִים, Kūzārīm; la, Gazari, or ; zh, 突厥曷薩 ; 突厥可薩 ''Tūjué Kěsà'', () were a semi-nomadic Turkic people that in the late 6th-century CE established a major commercial empire coverin ...
(possibly the
Khazars
The Khazars ; he, כּוּזָרִים, Kūzārīm; la, Gazari, or ; zh, 突厥曷薩 ; 突厥可薩 ''Tūjué Kěsà'', () were a semi-nomadic Turkic people that in the late 6th-century CE established a major commercial empire coverin ...
)
*
Uuilerozi /
Vilerozi /
Bilerozi (possibly
Turkic)
Mentioned by
Bavarian Geographer and possibly
Uralic
The Uralic languages (; sometimes called Uralian languages ) form a language family of 38 languages spoken by approximately 25million people, predominantly in Northern Eurasia. The Uralic languages with the most native speakers are Hungarian lan ...
*
Neriuani /
Nerivani /
Merivani (possibly
Uralic
The Uralic languages (; sometimes called Uralian languages ) form a language family of 38 languages spoken by approximately 25million people, predominantly in Northern Eurasia. The Uralic languages with the most native speakers are Hungarian lan ...
, the
Merya Merya may refer to:
* Merya people
The Meryans, also ''Merya'' (Russian: меря) were an ancient Finnic people that lived in the Upper Volga region. The Primary Chronicle places them around the Nero and Pleshcheyevo lakes. They were assimilat ...
?)
[Koncha, S. (2012). ''Bavarian Geographer On Slavic Tribes From Ukraine''. http://ukrbulletin.univ.kiev.ua/Visnyk-16-en/Koncha.pdf Ukrainian Studies. 12. Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. pp. 15–21.]
Mentioned by
Bavarian Geographer and Unknown
*
Thadesi
See also
*
Slavic peoples
*
Slavic languages
*
Ethnic group
*
Tribe
*
Outline of Slavic history and culture
Sources
* Adams, Douglas Q. (1997). ''Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture''. London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.
* Barford, Paul M (2001), ''The Early Slavs: Culture and Society in Early Medieval Eastern Europe'', Cornell University Press,
* Gimbutas, Marija Alseikaitė (1971), ''The Slavs'', Thames and Hudson,
* Koncha, S. (2012). ''Bavarian Geographer On Slavic Tribes From Ukraine''. http://ukrbulletin.univ.kiev.ua/Visnyk-16-en/Koncha.pdf Ukrainian Studies. 12. Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. pp. 15–21.
References
External links
First Slavic Tribes''www.youtube.com''
{{Slavic ethnic groups
Medieval Slavic tribes
*
Lists of ancient Indo-European peoples and tribes
Slavic
Slavic