more slavic lists in Germany
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 4:13 pm
...large parts of northern Germany were inhabited by Slavs who did not allow themselves to be Christianized by Charlemagne. There are 2 rival groups; Abodrites and Wilzen(Veleti). During the Saxon Wars, Charlemagne was supported by the Abodrites, but the Saxons by the Wilzen. Charlemagne called for the Wilzen campaign in 798. In Triumph, however, the West Slavs only exist from 830. According to Annales regni Francorum - Fragmentum chesnii - Helmold of Bossau...
