Great Moravia
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Great Moravia, or simply Moravia, was the first major state that was predominantly West Slavic to emerge in the area of Central Europe, possibly including territories which are today part of the Czech
Great Moravian sword from Blatnica, unearthed in the 19th century, originally interpreted as a burial equipment from a "ducal" mound
Jewelry from a princely burial site at Kolín, c. 850–900 AD
Spherical gombiki from the Mikulčice Archaeological Park
Modern depiction of Rastislav as an Orthodox saint
Samo
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Samo was the founder and sole ruler of the first recorded unified tribal polity of Slavs, later known as Samo's realm, ruling from 623 until his death in 658. According to Fredegar—the earliest source
Great Moravia
…Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Poland, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Ukraine and Slovenia. The formations preceding it in these territories were Samo's tribal union (631–658) and the Pannonian Avar state (567–822). Centered on the Morava River – which gave the realm its name – the core encompassed today’s Moravia…
Samo statue at Náklo hill near Dubňany
Borders of the Slavic territories under King Samo's rule in 631
Avar settlement area in the Carpathian Basin from the 7th to the 9th century by to Éva Garam.