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| '''Polans''' (also ''']''', '''Polanians''', or '''Polians'''; ]: ''Polanie'') were a ] tribe inhabitating the shores of the ] river in the ]. In the late ] the Polanie managed to subdue most of the Slavic tribes between the ] and ] rivers and between the ] and the ]. By the ] they managed to also integrate the lands of ], ] and ]. | '''Polans''' (also ''']''', '''Polanians''', or '''Polians'''; ]: ''Polanie'') were a ] tribe inhabitating the shores of the ] river in the ]. In the late ] the Polanie managed to subdue most of the Slavic tribes between the ] and ] rivers and between the ] and the ]. By the ] they managed to also integrate the lands of ], ] and ]. | ||
| The land between the Warthe and Oder (Warta and Odra) had previously been granted as fief by emperor Arnulf of Carinthia and was under ]n dukes. A map depicts the later called 'Poland' (in center) during the reign by a person, later called ] and the surrounding different countries. | |||
| Newest archeological findings shows four major strongholds ("]") in the early Polans State: | Newest archeological findings shows four major strongholds ("]") in the early Polans State: | ||
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Polans (also Polanes, Polanians, or Polians; Polish: Polanie) were a Slavic tribe inhabitating the shores of the Warta river in the 8th century. In the late 9th century the Polanie managed to subdue most of the Slavic tribes between the Odra and Western Bug rivers and between the Carpathians and the Baltic Sea. By the 10th century they managed to also integrate the lands of Masovia, Kujawy and Great Poland. The land between the Warthe and Oder (Warta and Odra) had previously been granted as fief by emperor Arnulf of Carinthia and was under Bohemian dukes. A map depicts the later called 'Poland' (in center) during the reign by a person, later called Mieszko I and the surrounding different countries.
Newest archeological findings shows four major strongholds ("grod") in the early Polans State:
- Giecz - place from where Piasts gained control over other groups of Polans
- Poznań - the biggest grod in the state, probably the main stronghold
- Gniezno - probably the religious center of the sate, but there are no archological findings to prove this theory
- Ostrów Lednicki - small stronghold halfway between Poznań and Gniezno
The tribal union led by the Piast dynasty soon turned into what is now Poland.
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