Jordanes mentioned "Merens" as a nation paying tribute to the Gothic ruler Ermanarich.

Merya began to be assimilated by East Slavs when their territory became incorporated into Kievan Rus' in the 10th century.

A large boulder supposedly venerated by the Merya survives near Kleshchin (see Blue Stone).

[8][9] Based on toponyms, onomastics and words in Russian dialects some people have tried to reconstruct the key features of the Meryan language.

[13] Rahkonen claims that the eastern Volkhov Chudes were very close to Meryans, culturally and linguistically.