Slavs in the Viking World Series: Slavs in Scandinavia
There were Slavs living on the shores of the Baltic since antiquity. In spite of the fact that the role Slavs played on the Baltic was considerable, it is not very well known in...
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Saqaliba – Slavs in the Arab World, Part 3 (Slavs in Muslim Spain,part 1)
Time has come to mention the Slavs who arrived in the Muslim-occupied Spain. These can be subdivided into two groups: one consisted of the slaves of Slavic origin who were recognized as a highly...
The First Documented Slavic Ruler – Bož of the Antes
Bož(pronounced bozh) was the king of the Antes, an early Slavic people who lived in parts of present-day Ukraine and who were the ancestors of most of the Eastern Slavs. His story is mentioned...
Mysterious identity of the Serbian Hero Miloš Obilić
Miloš Obilić (pronounced Mi-losh O-bill-ich) was a medieval Serbian knight in the service of Prince Lazar during the invasion of the Ottoman Empire. He is not mentioned in contemporary sources, but he features prominently...
The Strongest Polabian Country – Polabian Chronicles
-Place of the Obodrites in the World- The earliest of the big countries of Polabia that appear in written sources are the Serbian Federation, the assumed Great Kingdom of Veleti, and the Kingdom of...
Slavic expansion to the Balkans.part1
Most people think of Slavs as having slowly moved across the continent and in the process colonizing new lands. However, Peter Heather in his “Empires and Barbarians” gives some examples which prove the contrary...
Did Ancient Slavs shave?
Since ancient times the beard was a sign of virility, wisdom, strength, and power. A man whose beard was forcefully shaved off was disgraced. Beards were symbols of prophets, kings, apostles, patriarchs, and even...
Montenegrin Perun (Coin)
The Montenegrin Perun is a coin currency which was supposed to be introduced in Montenegro in 1851 for wide use. It was the idea Petar II Petrović Njegoš, the Prince-Bishop (or Vladika in Serbian)...
Slavic Conquest of Macedonia
The Tribes of Macedonia The earliest historical sources mentioning a Slavic conquest of Macedonia come from the Byzantine historian John from Efez, who, in 581 AD, wrote: “They lived on the peninsula freely,...
Saqaliba – Slavs in the Arab World, Part 2 (Slavic pirates)
The Slavic pirates on the Mediterrenean Sea were not uncommon during the 10th century. Ibn Hauqal mentions Slavic pirates plundering the coast of Muslim Spain, and al-Masudi who mentions that against the inhabitants of...
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