Havolane

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The Havolane (earlier Stodoranie; both Slavonic names) or Heveller / Hevelder (German names) were a Slavic tribe who lived around the river Havel in the Brandenburg/Havelland area in eastern Germany from the 8th century onwards.

They built fortifications at Brenna (later to become Brandenburg), and intermarried[1] with the Saxons and the Bohemians. They also built a large outpost at the current site of Spandau Citadel in Berlin.

Togther with the Sprevjane, the Havolane waged war against not only the German feudal states to the west, but also neighboring Slavic tribes.

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  1. ^ rootsweb.com, genealogie-mittelalter.de
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