Veleti

Confederation of the Veleti
8th century–10th century
Map of the important tribes and settlements of Veleti, around year 1000.
Map of the important tribes and settlements of Veleti, around year 1000.
StatusIndependent confederation of Polabian Slavic tribes[citation needed]
Capitalnone or unknown
Common languagesPolabian Slavic[citation needed]
Religion
Polabian[a] Slavic paganism, the known major cults:
GovernmentConfederal monarchy (Principality)
Prince 
History 
• Formed
8th century
• Collapse of Veletian central rule
789
• Veleti tribes reorganized to the Lutician federation
10th century
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Polabian Slavs
Lutician federation
Today part ofGermany

The Veleti,[b] also known as Veletians, Wilzi, Wielzians, and Wiltzes, were a group of medieval Lechitic tribes within the territory of Western Pomerania, related to Polabian Slavs. They had formed together the Confederation of the Veleti, also known as the Union of the Veleti,[c] a loose monarchic confederation of the tribes.[1] Said state existed between the 6th and 10th centuries, after which, it was succeeded by the Lutician Federation.[2]


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  1. ^ J. Sochacki, Związek Lucicki – między Polską a cesarstwem..., p. 26–27.
  2. ^ Thietmar of Merseburg, Thietmari merseburgiensis episcopi chronicon, VIII, 5(4).