Pannonian Avars
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The Pannonian Avars or Carpathian Avars were a confederation of Eurasian nomads. They were also known as the Obri in the chronicles of the Rus, the Abaroi or Varchonitai, or Pseudo-Avars in Byzantine
Coins of the Avars 6th–7th centuries AD, imitating Ravenna mint types of Heraclius
Gold Avar bowl, found in modern Albania, c. 700
Reconstruction of a lamellar helmet from Niederstotzingen; dated 560–600 AD; it is considered to be an Avar lamellar helmet
Avars plundering Balkan lands
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
Pannonian Avars
…Chronicle of Fredegar, Book IV, Section 48, written c. 642 In the 630s, Samo, the ruler of the first Slavic polity known as Samo's Tribal Union or Samo's realm, increased his authority over lands to the north and west of the…
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.