Yotvingians

The Yotvingians (also Jadwinger, Jotwinger / jotvingiai, Sudovians / sudūviai, Jatwägen, Pollexaner ) was a westbaltischer, with the Prussians closely related strain in the historic area Sudauen ( Old Prussian sudawa, sudowia, swampy place ', hence Sudovians ) divided today between Poland, Lithuania and Belarus.

Area

The later part of the territory of the Masurian Yotvingians was conquered by the German Order of Knights as a last prußisches tribal area in the 13th century. The jatwingische language was similar to the Old Prussian.

Decline of Sudovians

From the year 700, there were battles between the Sudauern and their Slavic neighbors. Time were the one, then the other attackers.

In 1260 the Lithuanians against the Teutonic Order, which had been brought by the Polish part of Duchy of Mazovia to the defeat of the Prussian adversary in the region. The Sudovians aided the rebellion and fell deeply in religious country. 1277, the Order turned against the Sudovians, which is now itself undertook another successful forays into the land of the order. An attacking Sudauerheer was destroyed. 1281 fought the Order with its entire military might Sudovia Skomand. This had to capitulate in 1283 and was converted to the Christian faith. Part of the Sudovians was sold, 1,600 of them resettled in the " Sudauerwinkel " of Samland. This part of the Samland was called until 1945 Sudauerwinkel, although the former Sudovians at that time were already assimilated. Skomand and his descendants were given land appropriated and belonged to the higher Prussian nobility. Part of the Sudovians remained on their land.

See also: Sudauen, Prussians, Prussia, East Prussia, Old Prussian language

• Baltic tribe
• Historical European ethnicity
• Ethnicity ( East Prussia )
• Suvalkija