Polani

Historical sources mentioning the Polans

Other sources referencing the Polans include a list of religious hymns from Reichenau Island, which, in 1001, mentions the nation of Poland in passing, in a hymn about Saint Adalbert: Polania ergo tanti sepeliens floret martyryii pignora, meaning "Polania has buried many, therefore flourishing with the pledges of martyrdom"; and the Princes Polonie denarius, dated to 1003–1005 and containing the text "PRINCE[P]S POLONIE" (duke of the Polans, duke of Poland). The Primary Chronicle, written in the Kievan Rus' in the late 12th century, also mentions the Polans as one of several Western Slavic tribes, and mentions another, separate tribe located by the Dniester, bearing an identical name; this, however, refers to a different tribal group.