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First to clarify Slavic people name comes from Slavic "slovo" which means "word" and "slavit" which means to "spread the word, worship" It indicates people of the "word" as opposed to people of germanic (Goths) origin "niemec, niemcy" people what do not speak the "word", "mute".
The Chernyakhov culture existed from the 2nd to the 5th centuries, in the territories of modern Ukraine, Moldova and Wallachia (Romania). It is characterized by polished black pottery vessels, fine metal ornaments, and impressive iron tools. It is thought to be a precursor to proto-Slavic culture.
All Slavic people spoke the same Common Slavonic in historic times, its differentiation into those daughter languages only commencing in the 9th century AD.
Polans were a Slavic tribe between the 6th and the 9th century, which inhabited region of the Dnieper river from southern Bielarus down to Kyiv, Ukraine. Around 9th century Western Polans tribe, among others (Masovians, Vistulans, Silesians and Pomeranians), became Polish (hence the name). The Eastern Polans became integrated in union of about twelve East Slavic tribes into Kievan Rus (present Ukraine).
The main god of slavs was Perun, (Thunder god), which ties up directly with Pro-Indo-European (notice name similarity) Perkwunos , from Sanskrit Parjanya, Prussian Perkuns, Lithuanian Perkūnas, Latvian Pērkons, and Norse Fjörgyn. Fjörgyn was replaced by Thor among the Germanic-speaking peoples. The Celtic hammer god Sucellus (also cf. Taranis "Thunderer") is of the same character, but with an unrelated name.
