Slavic Ancient Origins
The ancient roots of the Slavs can be traced through language and archeology to the time of late Babylon, and the Vedic culture of India, but more distinct records reveal them as a military force supporting the many tribes, the Avars, the Scythians, Visigoths and Ugrics who harried the edges of the Roman empire in 600s CE. They accompanied many Celtic and the Germanic tribes across the Baltics, down to Constantinople and Greece before retreating to the Black Sea and territories further North, to fill the vaccum left by the collapse of Atilla the Hun's great empire. Records of their early history were written by monkish historians, after conversion to Christianity swept across the most of lands beyond the old Roman Empire in the 800s and 900s. Their mythology is similar to the Scandinavians of the era, but their lands became more extensive as their influence settled into the broad categories familiar today, with East, West and South Slavs, incorporating the Bulgarians and Hungarians too. This fascinating new book locates the history and influence of the Slavic people during the some of the most important eras in the development of European cultures.
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Barbora Jiřincová (Author) is a historian who loves taking different perspectives when studying history. She always remembers that even when history was written, the people suffering, celebrating, or simply living in those moments were real. She specializes in the history of women and Central Europe; in 2020, she finished her PhD in history at Charles University in Prague. Now, she writes for TheCollector and Culture Frontier sites, and has her history blog therebelhistory.com.
Dr. Alexandra Vukovich (Foreword) is an assistant professor in late medieval history at King’s College London, focusing on early Rus and medieval northern Eurasia. Following her work on early Rus chronicles, at the University of Cambridge, Alexandra has been exploring the development and politics of Slavonic historiography, as well as cross-cultural contacts in the Black Sea region through material culture.
J.K. Jackson (General Editor) has written, edited and contributed to over 20 books on mythology and folklore. Related works include studies of Babylonian creation myths, the philosophy of time and William Blake's use of mythology in his visionary literature.