Veleti
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The Veleti, also known as Veletians, Wilzi, Wielzians, and Wiltzes, were a group of medieval Lechitic tribes within the territory of Western Pomerania, related to Polabian Slavs. They had formed together the Confederation of the Veleti, also known as the Union of the Veleti, a loose monarchic confederation of the tribes. Said state existed between the 6th and 10th centuries, after which, it was succeeded by the Lutician Federation.
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Confederation of the Veleti
- Country.common_name
- Veleti
- Country.status
- Independent confederation of Polabian Slavic tribes
- Country.event_start
- Formed
- Country.year_start
- 8th century
- Country.date_event1
- 789
- Country.event1
- Collapse of Veletian central rule
- Country.year_end
- 10th century
- Country.event_end
- Veleti tribes reorganized to the Lutician federation
- Country.p1
- Polabian Slavs
- Country.s1
- LuticiLutician federation
- Country.image_map
- Marchia Wschodnia ok. 1000.svg
- Country.image_map_caption
- Map of the important tribes and settlements of Veleti, around year 1000.
- Country.capital
- none or unknown
- Country.title_leader
- Prince
- Country.government_type
- Confederal monarchy (Principality)
- Country.religion
- Polabian Slavic paganism, the known major cults: Svarozhich/Radegast in Rethra-Radgosc Triglav in Brennabor Gerovit in Havelberg Rugiewit with Porenut and Porewit in Charenza, Rügen Svetovit in Arkona, Rügen Chernoglav in Jasmund, Rügen folk polytheism of minor cults (unnamed twins gods near Tollensesee etc) Chernobog according to Helmold
- Country.common_languages
- Polabian Slavic
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