king king early slavic people lived parts present day ukraine story mentioned preceding years conquered large number tribes including years defeat invading king named great nephew marched defeated condemned sons seventy nobles order conflicts constitute century contacts documented written sources history background byzantine historian wrote written king gothic tribe likely later member dynasty managed subdue large number tribes europe called ruler nations said lastly noted gothic tribes regularly raids slavic territory mentioned tribes origin constituted west east south stated strongest stated rule hereditary maintained ruled man lived old democracy according received strong ruling power military organization time gothic influence inhabited area likely region extending danube mouth eastwards don tribal union probably included neighbouring west slavic tribes attempted form state gothic state judging naming king story accompanied conquered invaded territories feared devastation took life years following death war section remained rule great nephew disliked rule withdrew forces marched order defeat courage took place quarter 4th century possibly king organized alliance defend managed defeat encounters fought managed capture sons chiefs left bodies hanging induce fear surrendered conflicts constitute century contacts documented written sources aftermath according contemporary said rushed rescue decisive battle fought river called defeated pushed west eventually reached lower danube shores assessment wrote late latin manuscripts use box theories studies rendered slavic languages theory derives slavic word god interpreted god polish mentioned divine chief polish concluded forward probable supported connecting bus tale campaign ukrainian scholar speculated ukrainian stressed etc occurred slavic time acceptable supporting connection bus assumed gothic found similar variants uncertain date probably meaning 7th century title translates king ukrainian historian assumed rulers ruler adopted translated believes account possibly originated gothic oral tradition given narrative pattern story views quasi legendary slavic leader mentioned leader mentioned historians tried identify bus mentioned tale campaign tell gothic singing time bus refuted connect later supported
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