Lechites
Sign in to savethumb|right|250px|Poland under Mieszko's rule between ca. 960–992, encompassing most of the Lechitic tribes within its borders Lechites (, ), also known as the Lechitic tribes (, ), is a name given to certain West Slavic tribes who inhabited modern-day Poland and eastern Germany, and were speakers of the Lechitic languages. Distinct from the Czech–Slovak subgroup, they are the closest ancestors of ethnic Poles and of Pomeranians, Lusatians and Polabians.
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- History
- Lechitic languages
- The name ''Lech''
- Legends
- See also
- References
thumb|right|250px|Poland under Mieszko's rule between ca. 960–992, encompassing most of the Lechitic tribes within its borders Lechites (, ), also known as the Lechitic tribes (, ), is a name given to certain West Slavic tribes who inhabited modern-day Poland and eastern Germany, and were speakers of the Lechitic languages. Distinct from the Czech–Slovak subgroup, they are the closest ancestors of ethnic Poles and of Pomeranians, Lusatians and Polabians.
==History==