Post by Kasimir on Feb 16, 2008 17:57:11 GMT -5
Note: It's very hard to piece together historical evidence about the Slavs, as many sources that appear to be reliable, contradict each other.
The Slavs, who spoke a branch of Indo-European, first moved to Europe from West Asia around 2000 BC, about the same time as the Greeks moved to Greece. The Slavs settled in the north (probably in modern Poland, where they may have been neighbors of the Goths).
They were a nomadic people, living much of their lives on horseback and sleeping in yurts. The Slavs also lived off herding livestock during the autumn and winter, or when moving, and hunting animals such as deer and boar during the spring and summer, when they were more commonly found. It is this combination of lifestyles that mean that the Slavic people were often even more at home on horseback than on foot, and their archery skills were often well beyond that of many other nations.
The Slavs, who spoke a branch of Indo-European, first moved to Europe from West Asia around 2000 BC, about the same time as the Greeks moved to Greece. The Slavs settled in the north (probably in modern Poland, where they may have been neighbors of the Goths).
They were a nomadic people, living much of their lives on horseback and sleeping in yurts. The Slavs also lived off herding livestock during the autumn and winter, or when moving, and hunting animals such as deer and boar during the spring and summer, when they were more commonly found. It is this combination of lifestyles that mean that the Slavic people were often even more at home on horseback than on foot, and their archery skills were often well beyond that of many other nations.