Przybysław/Pribislav of Pomerania
Known in sources as: Pribisclavus, Pribizlavus. Prince in the years 1160-1179 Przybysław was a son of Niklot and brother of Warcisław and Przesław. Around the year 1145, he married Wojsława – a woman from...
Slavic Chronicles
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The 102-year War between Montenegro and Japan
Who would have thought? Montenegro, a tiny country in the Balkans, was officially at war with Japan until just recently — until 2006 to be precise. This is certainly not a joke and to...
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Eric of Pomerania – Slavic king of Scandinavia who became “The Last Viking”.
Eric of Pomerania is by many historians and common Kashubians considered to be one of the most important rulers of Pomerania. The Griffins Dynasty gave many great sons, and Bogusław, known also as Eric of...
Wywiad z Aleksandrą Rozmus – autorką powieści “Okrutnik”
SC: Zacznijmy prosto z mostu. Co zwróciło Cię ku pisaniu? AR: W gruncie rzeczy było to dosyć zabawne. Nigdy nie przejawiałam podobnych ambicji. Byłam oddaną czytelniczką od kiedy nauczyłam się układać litery w słowa....
Interview with Aleksandra Rozmus, the author of “The Cruel One”
SC: Let’s start right off the bat. What turned you to writing? AR: It was actually quite funny. I never had such ambitions, I was a devoted reader ever since I learned how to...
Slaves in Slavic Society (Slave trading in the medieval times)
Slavs were brutal and cruel warriors. However, the way they treated slaves was pretty “open-minded” for that time. The important thing to mention is that slave trading was very common in medieval times, so...
Slavs in Scandinavia Part 3 – Slavic Knights among Vikings
We suggest reading the previous article before this one: Slavs in Scandinavia, part 2 It is crucial to find out the nationality of Tyrker and Wyzdarwoda since they were non-Viking knights who joined the...
The Lechitic Languages – A Comparison of Living and Extinct Languages and Dialects (Part 1)
Origins of Lechitic people are described in The Chronicle of Nestor (12thcentury AD) where he speaks of the tribal split among north-western Slavs. He wrote that the Lechites settled over the Vistula river and...
Tools of War 2 – Pomeranian Chronicles
Even though a brave heart is a surer indicator of victory than “shiny weapons”, it is still important in warfare to gain every advantage possible, and reliable, versatile tools of war in skillful hands make an excellent job. Last time,...
Prince Racibor’s Conquest of Konungahela – Pomeranian Chronicles
881 years ago, on 9th August 1136, the fleet of Pomeranian Prince Racibor I – tributary of the Polish king Bolesław Wrymouth, attacked and defeated Scandinavians on their soil. After passing 300 miles and...
How Did the Pomeranians Call Themselves? – Pomeranian Chronicles
Discovering what names Pomeranians were using for themselves is no easy task. One might think that the name Pomerania says it all. Well, it’s not so simple. Names like Połabie, Pomorze, Pogórze, Pojezierze,...
Prince Niklot – Polabian Chronicles
Small note before we begin. In the times we write about – on the breaking point between the death of natural faiths and the rise of Christianity, there is something that may not...
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