Die Beziehungen der Lutizen im Ostseeraum (10.–12. Jahrhundert)
The Contacts of the Luticians I the Baltic Sea Area (10th – 12th Century)

Summary/Abstract: The contacts in the Baltic, mainly to Scandinavia, were vitally important for the economyand social affairs of the northern Slavs since the 8th century. In the territory of the Luticiantribal league (late 10th–12th century) we observe outstanding material witnesses of the contactswith the north, with relevance above all for the habitus of the warlike élites of theselast independent tribal areas. The successful activity of the Lutician league based on an economicblossom, stimulated significantly by flourishing Baltic Sea trade zone, but was alsoaffected by northern impulses and strong contacts between warrior societies at both shoresof the Baltic Sea. There were peaceful as well as warlike contacts, and the expansion of theDanish Empire in the 12th century contributed, finally, to Lutician doom. Here are discussedthe northern connections of the Luticians with an archaeological focus, beneath else concerningarchaeological single findings, élite and boat graves.

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