List of medieval Slavic tribes
This is a list of Slavic tribes reported in the Middle Ages, that is, before the year 1500.
- Buzhans, ancestors of Ukrainians (alternatively identified as West Slavs)
- Dregovichs same with Draguvites, ancestors of Belarussians
- Drevlyans, ancestors of Ukrainians
- Dulebes, ancestors of Ukrainians
- Goryuns
- Ilmen Slavs, ancestors of Russians
- Kiev culture, ancestors of Ukrainians
- Krivich, ancestors of Belarussians
- Korchak culture
- Penkovka culture
- Polans (eastern), ancestors of Ukrainians
- Polochans, ancestors of Belarussians
- Radimichs, ancestors of Russians (reported as Lekhitic tribe)
- Severians (also South-Slavic, as Serbs), ancestors of Russians
- Tivertsi, ancestors of Ukrainians
- Ulichs, ancestors of Ukrainians
- Volhynians, ancestors of Ukrainians
- Vyatichs, ancestors of Russians (reported as Lekhitic tribe)
- Glopeanie, ancestors of Poles
- Hevelli, ancestors of Germans
- Lendians, ancestors of Poles
- Lugii (Slavo-Germanic)
- Milceni, ancestors of both Germans and Sorbs
- Mazurs, ancestors of both Poles and Germans
- Obotrites, ancestors of both Germans and Sorbs
- Pomeranians, ancestors of Germans
- Polabians, ancestors of Germans
- Polans (western), ancestors of Poles (never mentioned)
- Pyritzans, ancestors of Germans
- Rani, ancestors of Germans
- Slovenes, same as Slovaks during the early Middle Ages
- Ślężanie, ancestors of Poles
- Sorbs same as White Serbs
- Veleti, ancestors of Germans
- Vistulans, ancestors of Poles (identified with White Croats)
- Volinians, same as Volhynians, ancestors of Ukrainians
- Wends, ancestors of Poles
- White Croats, ancestors of Ukrainians
- White Serbs, same with Severians, ancestors of Serbs and Sorbs
- Antes (Slavo-Sarmatian), ancestors of Ukrainians
- Berziti, ancestors of Macedonians
- Bošnjani, ancestors of Bosnians
- Braničevci, ancestors of Serbs
- Carantanians, ancestors of Slovenes and Austrians
- Croats
- Draguvites, same with Dregovichs, ancestors of Macedonians and Bulgarians
- Ezerites, contributary population to the ancestors of the modern Greeks
- Melingoi, contributary population to the ancestors of the modern Greeks
- Recchines, ancestors of both modern Greeks and Bulgarians
- Sagudats, ancestors of both modern Greeks and Macedonians
- Serbs
- Seven Slavic tribes of Moesia, ancestors of modern Bulgarians
- Smolyani, ancestors of both modern Greeks and Bulgarians
- Strymonites, ancestors both of modern Greeks and Bulgarians
- Timočani, ancestors of Bulgarians, Serbs, as well as Hungarians
- Vaiunites, ancestors of modern Greeks
- Velegesites, ancestors of modern Greeks
- Zagorites, ancestors of modern Greeks
See also