Polans (western)
The Polans (
History
In the 9th century, the Polans united several West Slavic (Lechitic) groups to the north of
The earliest Polan rulers mentioned by name are the legendary figures of
The Dagome iudex document refers to Poland during Mieszko's reign as Civitas Schinesghe (The Gniezno State). The document describes the country as stretching between the Oder and Rus and between Lesser Poland ("Craccoa"/"Alemure") and the Baltic Sea. For more information, see Poland in the Early Middle Ages and History of Poland during the Piast dynasty.
Archeological findings reveal four major strongholds or
- Piasts gained control over other groups of Polans.[5]
- Poznań – the largest and probably the main stronghold in the state.[5]
- Gniezno – probably the religious centre of the state, although archeological findings proving this have not been excavated so far.[5]
- Ostrów Lednicki – smaller stronghold halfway between Poznań and Gniezno.[5]
The Western Polans were first mentioned around the year AD 1000. Eastern Polans, a similarly named Eastern Slavic tribe which lived near modern-day Kyiv were last documented in AD 944.
See also
- Polish tribes
- West Slavs
- List of Medieval Slavic tribes
References
- ^ "Depictions of the battle between Polans (western) and Rusyns knights, by Michal Leszczynski". PBase.
- ^ Gloger, Zygmunt. "Geografia historyczna ziem dawnej Polski. W tekście 63 autentycznych rycin". Kraków, 1903.
- ^ "Linguist: The name Poland does mean the land of fields". ampoleagle.com.
- ^ "Kingdoms of Central Europe - Poland". www.historyfiles.co.uk.
- ^ ISBN 9781785702389– via Google Books.