Chorvati, Charvati ~(Croatian)
Formed From:
From the Drava & Sava river tribes known in the 6th cent.
~believed to be of Croatian extraction
Lived in area now Ukraine
Original Record of:
Herodotus , Tacitus 2nd cent.
Living by the rivers of Sava & Drava and by the Adriatic sea –2nd Cent.
Location:
Known to live west of Kiev in mid to late 10th cent
Cities or towns:
Krakow, Dubrovnik, Libica
Possibly established the Don strongholds
Language:
Croatian type language :
Ikavian / Chakavian
Croatian / contain some manuscript examples
Recorded names:
Male: Adalbert, Gostumil, Slavnik, Kluk, Lobel, Muhlo, Kosjenc, Horvat, ,Prince Sobjeslav (?-1004),
the oldest son of Slavnik, Branimir 800's, Tomislav 923, King Michael (Kresimir) 900's ,King
Stephen (Drzislav), Zvonimir king 1100's, Trpimir and Kresimir brothers of Tomislav 900's,
Zdeslav 800's, Domagoi 800's, Iljko 800's,
Female : Buga, Tuga ( both recorded as warriors), Queen Jelena (10th century),
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Neighbors
10th Century:
Kievan Russ on the SW, Viatichi on the NE,Khazars on the South
Sources for Research:
The Early Slavs P.M. Barford
Vernadsky’s works Kievan Rus
Interesting Links:
History & map: http://www.croatianhistory.net/etf/et01.html#white