Who are The Slavs? | A quick history of The Slavic Migration

by the end of the fourth Century the sprawling continent of Europe was dominated by the Western East Roman Empires but beyond their fortified Northeastern borders hailed an emerging ethnolinguistic group the Slavs their primitive wooden settlements graced the lowlands and rivers of modern-day Russia the slaves enjoy a free and spiritual lifestyle valuing kinship and Hospitality Above All Else they engaged in Wild primitive traditions of the more civilized corners of Europe described only as barbaric and Savage they believe that all objects and animals contained a spiritual Essence like the ancient Greeks and Normans they developed their own mythological Pantheon which to this day remains relatively undiscovered apart from the few shrines found in open Groves in Russia the early tribes worshiped perun the god of lightning and the skies and his eternal foe Veris the shape-shifting god of animals and the underworld but above them both the supreme ruler svarog who was represented by the kolorat it symbolized the cycle of life in the sun which the Slavs believed granted all power [Music] with the fall of Rome and the hunting Empire a great migration would commence by the 5th Century with groups of avars scythians and Germanic peoples they flooded much of Eastern Europe most remain north of the Danube River but those who would cross it would change the course of European history forever the Byzantine Empire began reporting large numbers of Slavic rays in the 550s the first Slavic Chieftain duranteus stated others do not conquer our land we conquer theirs so it shall always be for us thank you [Music] stalwood Slavs of Ruddy hair who were tall and very strong would lead Blitz campaigns into the thick woodlands in the East Roman domain the 6th Century War Manual of Emperor Maurice warned slats are skilled with arms and Nimble in tight and wooded areas groups of no more than 200 unmounted Slavs would commonly use Spears and small Shields which suited their hit and run tactics [Music] the late 6th Century saw an expansion to Thrice for the Evans who began to act as their overlords along the Eastern Alps victories against King Tesla the first between 588 and 591 allowed the settlements of Slavs in the upper drava Corinthia and the caste region the Slavs will be divided into three subcategories the sclovani antes and benetti due to their enormous population they quickly overwhelmed their more technologically advanced adversaries the avars family held superiority over the Slavs their Mass enslavement would lead to the English word slave being derived from slav [Music] foreign forces with the help of Slavs in the assassinated Empire was crushed by Byzantine forces causing the political and military power of the Avast to shrink [Music] the Frankish Merchant Samo married over 11 wendish Noble women to unite a formidable Alliance of Slavic tribes in the Bohemia Samo defeated the Franks in the Battle of vorgasburg in the 631 earning him the title Rex sclerum the Slavic King samo's realm ranged from durban's sorbian principality in the North to Celestia and even istria the realm provided a safe haven for the Slavs allowing the tribes within it to peacefully reside in the sparse and breathtaking landscape of Central Europe but the only glue binding these disjointed tribes was Samo meaning that upon his death the realm crumbled foreign s the Slavs lived an egalitarian culture akin to the ancient Spartans their lack of dependence on Byzantine funds created a sustainable system that attracted foreign Clans who assimilated into the early Slavic culture and lifestyle as a stalemate had been reached between the byzantines of ours and the Slavs sklavani and anti-settlements became more permanent [Music] the Slavs do lived between vastly more advanced civilizations and while strong in battle were leedless and divided that would be until certain tribal leaders would develop into the first Noble Lords and duties of their land the battle for southern Slavic political dominance had commenced

Channel: Kurjak History

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Keywords: Slavs, slav, serbia, croatia, history of croatia, history of serbia, history of russia, history of poland, history of slavs, eastern europe, why do serbians and croatians hate eachother, srpska istorija, hrvatska istorija

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Length: 6min 32sec (392 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 08 2022