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Obotrites

The Obotrites (Latin: Obotriti, Abodritorum, Abodritos) or Obodrites, also spelled Abodrites (German: Abodriten), were a confederation of medieval West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in northern Germany (see Polabian Slavs). For decades, they were allies of Charlemagne in his wars against the Germanic Saxons and the…

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Capital
Veligard or Veligrad (German: Michelenburg)
Common languages
Polabian, Old Saxon
Government
Hereditary monarchy (Principality)
Religion
Prove in Stargard, Wagria · Podaga in Plön, Wagria · Zhiva according to Helmold · Svarozhich/Radegast according to Helmold · folk polytheism of minor cults
Status
Independent confederation of Polabian Slavic tribes
Today part of
Germany

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Obotrites

Nodes62
Edges61
Triples41
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032258
Components1

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related to Obotritic confederation · 15
Obotrites → Adam, Bremen, Central Eastern Europe, Elbe, Germanic, In, Nortabtrezi, Obotritic, Regensburg, Reregi, Reric, Slavic, The, The Bavarian Geographer, Wends
related to Etymology · 10
Obotrites → Abodrites, Bodriči, Bulg, In, Obodrity, OCS, Pol, Rus, Slavic, The
Religion · 6
Obotrites → Chernobog according to Helmold, folk polytheism of minor cults, Podaga in Plön, Wagria, Prove in Stargard, Wagria, Svarozhich/Radegast according to Helmold, Zhiva according to Helmold
Capital · 1
Obotrites → Veligard or Veligrad (German: Michelenburg)
Common languages · 1
Obotrites → Polabian, Old Saxon
Government · 1
Obotrites → Hereditary monarchy (Principality)
Status · 1
Obotrites → Independent confederation of Polabian Slavic tribes
Today part of · 1
Obotrites → Germany
• 1160–1167 (last) · 1
Obotrites → Pribislav
• ?–ca. 795 (first) · 1
Obotrites → Witzlaus

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saxons slavic confederation mecklenburg german polabian tribes prince obotritic thrasco holstein germany eastern century territory victory 1167 elbe list obotrite

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ObotritesCapitalVeligard or Veligrad (German: Michelenburg)1.00infobox
ObotritesCommon languagesPolabian, Old Saxon1.00infobox
ObotritesGovernmentHereditary monarchy (Principality)1.00infobox
ObotritesReligionProve in Stargard, Wagria1.00infobox
ObotritesReligionPodaga in Plön, Wagria1.00infobox
ObotritesReligionZhiva according to Helmold1.00infobox
ObotritesReligionSvarozhich/Radegast according to Helmold1.00infobox
ObotritesReligionfolk polytheism of minor cults1.00infobox
ObotritesReligionChernobog according to Helmold1.00infobox
ObotritesStatusIndependent confederation of Polabian Slavic tribes1.00infobox
ObotritesToday part ofGermany1.00infobox
Obotrites• 1160–1167 (last)Pribislav1.00infobox
Obotrites• ?–ca. 795 (first)Witzlaus1.00infobox
Obotrites• Accepted Saxon suzerainty11671.00infobox
Obotrites• Formed8th century1.00infobox

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