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It seems that this practice didn't spread to Slavic Europe, with the possible exception of Ukraine around the Black Sea. This region had been under Greek/Byzant
by H8crilA 3y ago
It seems that this practice didn't spread to Slavic Europe, with the possible exception of Ukraine around the Black Sea. This region had been under Greek/Byzantine influences for millennia. Also, back then this area was partly Turkish, for example Crimea was controlled by the Crimean Khanate. The wild steppes of Zaporizhia separated it from "proper Slavic civilization". Ironically this is exactly where the current ruso-ukrainian frontline is.
- TheAlchemist 3y agoNot sure if it was really practiced, but I definitely heard about it when I was a kid (in Poland).
- Cthulhu_ 3y ago> Ironically this is exactly where the current ruso-ukrainian frontline is. I think it's quite common to see front lines and new borders form around ethnic or cultural borders, instead of existing / established country borders. Or that there's clear cultural differences on old borders, like for example where the Roman empire's borders were, or the borders between England, Wales and Scotland in the UK.
- eigenket 3y agoWallsend (where Hadrian's Wall stopped) is about 100km South-East of Berwick-upon-Tweed where the border between England and Scotland has been for a long time. There has been a lot of history since the days Roman empire.