Moravians (tribe)

The Moravians (Old Slavic self-designation Moravljane,[1] Slovak: Moravania, Czech: Moravané) were a West Slavic tribe in the Early Middle Ages.

[2] In the 9th century Moravians settled mainly around the historic region of Moravia and Western Slovakia, but also in parts of Lower Austria (up to the Danube) and Upper Hungary.

The first known mention of the Moravians was in the Annales Regni Francorum in 822 AD.

In the 9th century Moravians gain control over neighbouring Nitra and founded the realm of Great Moravia, ruled by the Mojmír dynasty until the 10th century.

The modern nation of the Slovaks was formed out of the eastern part of the Moravian tribe within the Kingdom of Hungary.