Novgorod Slavs
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The Novgorod Slavs, Ilmen Slavs (
Like all Eastern Slavs in Russian lands, the Ilmen Slavs had unique characteristics. Ancestors of the Ilmen Slavs who settled in
Krivich in the modern-day Yaroslavl Oblast.[3]
They left a few
ancient settlement is dated to the 7th or 8th centuries. Numerous archaeological finds, such as a metal tip for a wooden plough
, indicate that the Ilmen Slavs had a well-developed agriculture.
They were not a particularly warlike state, but evidence of their unique weaponry, dating back to the mid-8th century, has been found around the city of Novgorod. The weaponry consisted of spears, maces, swords, bows, javelins, and war hammers.
The principal cities of the Ilmen Slavs were
Novgorod, the center of the Novgorod Republic, which had developed in the 9th–10th centuries.[3]
See also
- List of ancient Slavic peoples
References
- OCLC 33665124.
- OCLC 811390127.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4381-2918-1.