Dossans

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The Dossanen (also Doxani , Dasseri and Desseri ) were an Elbe Slavic tribe of the 10th century in the northern area of ​​the later Mark Brandenburg . Their settlement area was probably on both sides of the Dosse east of the settlement area of ​​the Zamzizi . Apart from the name, there is no news of the situation. The Dossanen were first mentioned in 946/948 as Doxani in the founding deed of the diocese of Havelberg as part of its territory. Since 983/991 they probably belonged to the Liutizenbund , which tried to defend Slavic independence in the area east of the Elbe .

literature

  • Joachim Herrmann (Ed.): The Slavs in Germany. History and culture of the Slavic tribes west of Oder and Neisse from the 6th to 12th centuries. A manual. Berlin 1985.