Sewerjanen
Sign in to savethumb|200px|European territory inhabited by East Slavic tribes in 8th and 9th century. The Severians, also Severyans, Siverians, or Siverianians (; ; ; ) were a tribe or tribal confederation of early East Slavs occupying areas to the east of the middle Dnieper River and southeast of the Danube River. They are mentioned by the Bavarian Geographer (9th century), Emperor Constantine VII (956–959), the Khazar ruler Joseph (c. 955), and in the Primary Chronicle (1113).
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ethnic group
- Part of
- East Slavs
- Named after
- north
- Languages spoken
- Old East Slavic
- Native language
- Old East Slavic
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
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- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
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- Severians
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Die Sewerjanen (ukrainisch Сіверяни Siwerjanyj; russisch Северяне Sewerjane) waren im Frühmittelalter ein ostslawischer Stamm, der entlang der Flüsse Desna, Sejm und Sula siedelte. Nach ihnen wird das historische Gebiet Sewerien benannt.
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