Polans

Polans

In the Early Middle Ages there were two separate Slavic tribes bearing the name of Polans:

* Polans (eastern), living in the area of Dnieper river
* Polans (western), living in the area of Warta. The tribe unified most of the lands of present-day Poland under the Piast dynasty


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