The name Polog (Cyrillic: Полог) is Slavic in origin, [1] most likely coming from the Slavic word pole (Cyrillic: поле) meaning "field".

Polabian Slavs, also known as Elbe Slavs[a] and more broadly as Wends, is a collective term applied to a number of Lechitic (West Slavic) tribes who lived scattered along the Elbe river in …

Aug 14, 2020 · The name Polabian Slavs is an umbrella term for all the various Slavic tribes that dwelt on the westernmost reaches of Slavic habitation alongside the Elbe river in today’s …

Slavs are geographically distributed throughout the northern parts of Eurasia; they predominantly inhabit Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, and Northern Asia, though …

Nov 18, 2023 · In August 1135, the Polab Slavs, led by Ratibor, made a devastating raid on the Norwegian city of Konungagelu. According to the Saga of Magnus Blind and Harald Gilly, the …

Sep 6, 2016 · Once a large confederation of independent tribes, Polabian Slavs were gradually assimilated into France, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, and other neighboring countries. …

In the second half of the 7 th century, more precisely in the year 675 AD, by the forming of the Second Great Union of the Tribes lead by comes of the Rinhines, Prebond, the Macedonian …

The first is the Chronica Slavorum by Helmold of Bosau, which describes the Christianization of Polabian Slavs from the times of Charlemagne until 1170. The second is Arnold of Lübeck's …

The term Polabian Slavs is a generic name applied to the westernmost branch of the Western Slavs, now almost extinct. Those people are often referred to as Wends, but mainly in older …

Apr 25, 2017 · There are over 57 million Poles and Ukrainians each living in Poland and Ukraine respectively. Macedonia and Montenegro account for the least number of Slavs, 2.2 million …