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| The Western Galindians (]: ''Galindai'') is an extinct West Baltic tribe, which lived in ] (today Central ], ]). ] was the first to mention them in the 2nd century AD. Between the 6th/7th and 16th/17th centuries the name continued to be applied to an ] ] of the Galindai. | The Western Galindians (]: ''Galindai'') is an extinct West Baltic tribe, which lived in ] (today Central ], ]). ] was the first to mention them in the 2nd century AD. Between the 6th/7th and 16th/17th centuries the name continued to be applied to an ] ] of the Galindai. | ||
| == Golyad == | == Galindai (Golyad') == | ||
| The Eastern Galindians is an extinct ] ], which |
The Eastern Galindians is an extinct ] ], which in 4-8th centuries (until the ] invaded the upper ] basin in the beginning of ]) lived in all the ] and a part of ], and in 10-15/16th centuries – only in the basin of the ], near the modern ]n towns of ], ], and ]. The Ruthenian chronicles first mention them as ''Golyad''' in ]. ] arranged a campaign against them in ], the year he founded ] in the land of the Eastern Galindians. After that, the Eastern Galindians are not mentioned in chronicles, but it's likely that they were not completely assimilated by ] until the 15th or 16th century. | ||
| It is probable that the Eastern Galindians occupied all the ] and a part of ], until the ] invaded the area in the 6th century. The Ruthenian chronicles first mention them as ''Golyad''' in ]. ] arranged a campaign against them in ], the year he founded ] in the land of the Eastern Galindians. | |||
| After that, the Eastern Galindians are not mentioned in chronicles. It's likely that they were not completely assimilated by Slavs until the 15th or 16th century. | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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The term Galindians may be applied to two distinct tribes of the medieval Balts. Their name is thought to derive from the Baltic word galas ("the end"), alluding to the fact that they settled farther south and farther east than any other Baltic tribes.
Galindai
The Western Galindians (Old Prussian: Galindai) is an extinct West Baltic tribe, which lived in Galindia (today Central Masuria, Poland). Ptolemy was the first to mention them in the 2nd century AD. Between the 6th/7th and 16th/17th centuries the name continued to be applied to an Old Prussian clan of the Galindai.
Galindai (Golyad')
The Eastern Galindians is an extinct East Baltic tribe, which in 4-8th centuries (until the Early East Slavs invaded the upper Oka River basin in the beginning of 8th century) lived in all the Kaluga Oblast and a part of Moskva Oblast, and in 10-15/16th centuries – only in the basin of the Protva River, near the modern Russian towns of Mozhaysk, Vereya, and Borovsk. The Ruthenian chronicles first mention them as Golyad' in 1058. Yury Dolgoruky arranged a campaign against them in 1147, the year he founded Moscow in the land of the Eastern Galindians. After that, the Eastern Galindians are not mentioned in chronicles, but it's likely that they were not completely assimilated by Russians until the 15th or 16th century.
See also
- Prussians and Yotvingians - other extinct Western Baltic peoples