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Avar

Avar

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A person from a group that moved often and lived in Central Europe in the Middle Ages
  • proper noun
: ávaro
  • The Avars migrated through Central Europe, influencing the cultures they encountered along the way.

On the one side, the land side, the Theodosian walls, are the Avars and the Slavs on the Bosphorus.

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Examples

  • Such punished peoples included Gookturks and the Avars, which are grouped with all nomads as Scythians.

  • On the one side, the land side, the Theodosian walls, are the Avars and the Slavs on the Bosphorus.

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  • After six weeks, the Slavs and Avars were treated in disorder, and the Persians withdrew at their camp.

  • Historians have studied the Avars for their significant impact on early medieval European politics.

  • The Avars were known for their nomadic lifestyle and interactions with other tribes during the Middle Ages.

Surface Forms

Avar main

Etymology

Avar was the name used in old history for a nomad people who lived in Central and Eastern Europe in the early Middle Ages; historians are not sure if these historic Avars are the same as the Caucasus Avars, so remember this Avar as the 'nomad' group in history.