Nadruvians
Sign in to saveThe Nadruvians were a now-extinct Prussian tribe. They lived in Nadruvia (alternative spellings include: Nadruva, Nadrowite, Nadrovia, Nadrauen, Nadravia, Nadrow and Nadra), a large territory in northernmost Prussia. They bordered the Skalvians on the Neman (Nemunas) River just to the north, the Sudovians to the east, and other Prussian tribes to the south and west. Most information about the clan is provided in a chronicle by Peter von Dusburg.
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- Ethnic group.group
- Nadruvians
- Ethnic group.population
- Extinct in 17th-18th century
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- Prussian clans 13th century.png
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- Nadruvians (in yellow) and other Prussian clans during the 13th century
- Ethnic group.region1
- Nadruvia, Prussia (now Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)
- Ethnic group.languages
- Old Prussian, later also Lithuanian and German
- Ethnic group.religions
- Prussian mythology (Paganism)
- Ethnic group.related c
- Other Prussians and Balts
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The Nadruvians were a now-extinct Prussian tribe. They lived in Nadruvia (alternative spellings include: Nadruva, Nadrowite, Nadrovia, Nadrauen, Nadravia, Nadrow and Nadra), a large territory in northernmost Prussia. They bordered the Skalvians on the Neman (Nemunas) River just to the north, the Sudovians to the east, and other Prussian tribes to the south and west. Most information about the clan is provided in a chronicle by Peter von Dusburg.
==History== In 1236 Peter of Dusburg wrote that Nadruvia was the location of Romuva, the sacred center of Baltic religion. From Romuva Kriwe, the chief priest or "pagan Pope", ruled over the religion of all the Balts. No other sources mention the place. Scientists have considerable doubts if such an organized structure existed.