The Issue of Ethnic & Political Structure of Southern Polabya at the End of the 6th — in the First Quarter of the 10th Century Cover Image

Zagadnienie struktury etnicznej i politycznej południowego Połabia w końcu VI—pierwszej ćwierci X wieku
The Issue of Ethnic & Political Structure of Southern Polabya at the End of the 6th — in the First Quarter of the 10th Century

Author(s): Rostysław Waceba
Subject(s): History, Ethnohistory, Political history, Middle Ages
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: ethno-political structure; the Polabian Slavs; the Surbi; the Glomacze; the Luzici; the Milceni; Southern Polabya; White Serbia

Summary/Abstract: The article represents the results of the research on the Southern Polabya’s ethno-political structure at the end of the 6th — in the first third of the 10th century and on the processes connected with its formation. In this context the author elucidates the historiography of the question, researches Slavic migration to Southern Polabya, determines the main ethnic and political divisions of the region at that period, studies the internal organization of political entities. Based on analysis and comparison of the archaeological and linguistic research results with written evidences the new solutions of some aspects of the researching problem are proposed.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 13-35
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish