Krivich
Sign in to savethumb|A tentative map of the peoples of the Eastern Europe in the 9-10th centuries. Krivichs are marked right in the center. right|thumb|A miniature from Radziwiłł Chronicle|Radzivill Chronicle showing ancient tribe of Krivichs The Krivichs or Kryvichs (; , ) were a tribal union of Early East Slavs between the 6th and the 12th centuries. It is suggested that originally the Krivichi were native to the area around Pskov. They migrated to the mostly Finnic areas in the upper reaches of the Volga, Dnieper, Dvina, areas south of the lower reaches of river Velikaya and parts of the Neman basin.
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thumb|A tentative map of the peoples of the Eastern Europe in the 9-10th centuries. Krivichs are marked right in the center. right|thumb|A miniature from Radziwiłł Chronicle|Radzivill Chronicle showing ancient tribe of Krivichs The Krivichs or Kryvichs (; , ) were a tribal union of Early East Slavs between the 6th and the 12th centuries. It is suggested that originally the Krivichi were native to the area around Pskov. They migrated to the mostly Finnic areas in the upper reaches of the Volga, Dnieper, Dvina, areas south of the lower reaches of river Velikaya and parts of the Neman basin.
==Etymology== According to Max Vasmer, the name of the tribe probably stems from that of their legendary forefather Kriv. The article in the encyclopedia '' clarifies that this interpretation comes from East Slavic mythology. Vasmer also mentions that the tribe was mentioned by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus in his De Administrando Imperio'' as .
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