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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 Late antiquity is the time of transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages, generally spanning the 3rd–7th century in Europe and adjacent areas bordering the Mediterranean Basin. The popularization of this periodization in English h ...
and in the
Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
, 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 Antiquity or Antiquities may refer to: 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 Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inva ...
- west of the
Dnieper } The Dnieper () or Dnipro (); , ; . is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. It is the longest river of Ukraine an ...
, 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 The Eurasian Steppe, also simply called the Great Steppe or the steppes, is the vast steppe ecoregion of Eurasia in the temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands biome. It stretches through Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Transnistria ...
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 The Celts (, see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples () are. "CELTS location: Greater Europe time period: Second millennium B.C.E. to present ancestry: Celtic a collection of Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancient ...
( 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 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 ...
, 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 In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...


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 , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , population = , popplace = 118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 '' Winkler Prins'' estimate) , region1 = , pop1 ...
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 ...
. ****** Buzhans / Bugans (''Bugane'' > ''Buzhane''; > zh = (in the regions of the Southern Bug and
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 ...
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 } The Dnieper () or Dnipro (); , ; . is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. It is the longest river of Ukraine an ...
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 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 ...
**** 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 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 ...
(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 , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , 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) ******
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) ****** 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 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 ...
, 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). ** Lechites (Lechitic group) ***
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 ...
**** Lendians, in east Lesser Poland and Red Ruthenia (Poland and Ukraine). Ancestors of Poles **** Masovians, tribal confederation, in Mazovia, Poland. Ancestors of Poles **** Polans (western), tribal confederation, in Greater Poland, Poland. Ancestors of Poles. **** 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 ***** Besunzane / Bezunchane ('' Bieżuńczanie'') ***** 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 ...
'') ***** Dyedoshane ('' Dziadoszanie'') / Dadosesani *****
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 ***** Lubushane ('' Lubuszanie'') ***** 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) *****
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 ***** 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 ...
'') ***** Tryebovane ('' Trzebowianie'') **** 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 *** 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 **** Goplans, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland. Ancestors of Poles **** Kashubians, in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland **** 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 **** 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 ...
. **** Wolinians / Uelunzani, on Wolin island, Pomerania, Poland. Ancestors of Poles *** Polabians ( Wends) **** 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. ***** 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 ...
. ****** 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 ...
) ****** Doshane ******
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 ...
******* 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 ...
. ******* Kessinians, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. ******* Redarians *******
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. ****** 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. *******
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 ...
****** Morizani / Morichane ****** 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. ****** Sprevane, in Brandenburg, Germany, by river Spree. ****** Stodorane ( Lutici Stodorane) ****** Ukrani, in Uckermark and Vorpommern-Greifswald, Germany. ***** Obotrites / Reragi ( Northern Polabians), tribal confederation, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. ****** 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 ******
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 ...
) ******
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. ****** Lipani, tribe that lived scattered in the west banks of the Elbe river ****** 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). ****** Polabians proper, in eastern Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ****** Travnjane east of the Trave. ****** 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 ...
). ******
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 ...
/
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). **** 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 ...
. ***** Polabian Serbs ( Elbe Serbs) ****** 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. ******* Khutitsi ******* Lusatians-Milceni ******** Lusatians, in Lower Lusatia, Germany. Ancestors of Sorbs ( Modern Sorbs) in Lower Lusatia. ******** 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 ...
/ 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 ...
. ******* Moinwinidi ******* Nishane ******* Nizitsi *******
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. ***
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 ...
*** 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. **** Dudleipa (may have been a branch of the Dulebes) **** Duliebi (may have been a branch of the Dulebes) **** Stodorane ( Caranthanian Stodorane) **** Susili *** Docleani / Diokletlians, in southern
Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = ...
(see also Tribes of Montenegro) *** Guduscani, in Lika,
Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = " Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capi ...
*** Kanalites, in southern Dalmatia ***
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. *** Narentines / Neretvians, in southern Dalmatia *** 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. **** 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. ***
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 *** Travunians / Terbunians, in Herzegovina and western
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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 ****
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 ...
***
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,
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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 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 ...
*** Strymonites, near the Struma river, southern
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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
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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. __NOTOC__ Quote Studies 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
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, 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


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