Person
Samo
Ruler of the Wends (Slavs) of Central Europe from the 620s until his death in 658 or 659. According to the chronicle of Fredegar, a Frankish merchant who fought with the Slavs against the Avars, was elected their king and defeated the army of Dagobert I at Wogastisburg.
- Dates
- … – between 658 and 659
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- Western and Central Europe
- In the threads
- Early medieval Europe (500–1000)
Events
- Samo’s realmbetween 623 and 626 – between 658 and 659 · Western and Central Europe