Sclavonians

From about the close of the fifth century the inhabitants of the whole region now embraced by European Russia, were called Sclavonians; and yet it appears that these Sclavonians consisted of many nations, rude and warlike, with various distinctive names.

The Empire of Russia 1841

He had often mentioned to me the distinguished services of a young seraskier, whom he had lately appointed capitar pacha, to combat in the north against a barbarous nation called Sclavonians, or Russians.

The Pacha of Many Tales Frederick Marryat 1820

He had often mentioned to me the distinguished services of a young seraskier, whom he had lately appointed capitan pacha, to combat in the north against a barbarous nation called Sclavonians, or Russians.

The Pacha of Many Tales Frederick Marryat 1820

This first period is subdivided into (_a_) the foundation of Russia and the combination of the Sclavonians into a political unity under the leadership of the Normans and by means of the Christian Faith under Vladimir and the legislation of Yaroslav.

Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Various

Hungary is occupied by a variety of people, with entirely different habits; it contains Frenchmen, Sclavonians, Turks, Jews, Spaniards,

The World's Fair Anonymous

Ten thousand Sclavonians threatened to pillage the shops.

Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various

In 805, Charlemagne quelled and conquered the Sclavonians.

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler

But no drink is so ancient as _kvass_, which, according to the chronicle of Nestor, was in use among the Sclavonians in the first century of our era.

Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Various

Scythians, whence it passed to the Sclavonians, and thence to the

The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales James Grant

Greeks, Armenians, Sclavonians, Georgians, all in their native costume; and dark as were the corridors and entrance, by the flashes of my flambeaux through the mist, the scene struck me as much more grand and imposing than the others.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 Various