The Sagudates (Greek: Σαγουδάται, Sagoudatai) were a South Slavic tribe that lived in the region of Macedonia, in the area between Thessaloniki and Veria.1
History
The Sagudates were first attested in a Byzantine document dated 686 as allies of the Avars and besiegers of Thessalonica in an alliance with two other South Slavic tribes, the Rynchines and the Drugubites.23 In the 7th century, the Sagudates, along with other tribes, used logboats to plunder the coasts of Thessaly.4 In the 9th century, the Sagudates started living in mixed villages with the Drugubites and paid taxes to the Byzantine authorities of Thessalonica.1
References
References
- 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.