The Slovenian Territory as a Borderland in the Middle Ages
Tomaž Nabergoj
The geographic location between the Adriatic Sea, Alps, Pannonian Plain and Balkan Peninsula has made territory of present-day Slovenia an important transitional area from prehistory onwards. This especially concerns a route Apennine Peninsula, central eastern or south-eastern Europe. strategically borderland been at crossroads cultures, peoples, nations languages. It witnessed incursions Goths, Huns Langobards to Italy, collisions Frankish, Avar Byzantine interests, settling Slavs Hungarian raids Italy. German Kingdom, later Holy Roman Empire, established defence system border provinces its corner where feudal families, dynasts kingdoms such as Přemysl Otakar II, Habsburgs Counts Cilli fought for territory, influence access northern controlled by Venetians. In 15th 16th centuries, was continuously attacked Ottomans. article outlines some these events presents selection extant pieces arms armour, equestrian horse gear that are kept in Slovenian museums, well archaeological sites problem.
Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae|RCIN (Digital Repository of the Scientifics Institutes) (Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences)