The Sagudates ( Greek: Σαγουδάται, Sagoudatai) were a South Slavic tribe that lived in Macedonia region, in the area between Thessaloniki and Veria. [1]
History
The Sagudates were first attested in a Byzantine document of 686 as allies of the Avars and besiegers of Thessalonica in alliance with other South Slavic tribes, the Rynchines and Drugubites. [2] [3] In the 7th century, along with other tribes they were using armed logboats to plunder the coasts of Thessaly. [4] In the 9th century the Sagudates lived in mixed villages with the Drugubites and paid taxes to the Byzantine authorities of Thessalonica. [1]
References
- ^ a b The "Past" in medieval and modern Greek culture. Undena Publications. 1978. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-89003-026-4. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ Curta, Florin (2006). Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500-1250. Cambridge University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-521-81539-0. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ Waldman, Carl; Mason, Catherine (April 2006). Encyclopedia of European peoples. Infobase Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-8160-4964-6. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ Byzantinoslavica. Czecho-Slovak Academy. 1991. p. 96. Retrieved 31 January 2011.