Working with haplotypes, they found a pattern among Western Slavs which turned out to correspond to a newly discovered marker, M458, which defines subclade R1a1a7.

He was also known amongst Western Slavs, but there he was worshipped as a supreme deity in the holy city of Radegast.

A 2011 article on the early Western Slavs states that the transitional period (of relative depopulation) is difficult to evaluate archeologically.

In the Middle Ages the term "Wends" often referred to Western Slavs living within the Holy Roman Empire, though not always.

Strongholds appeared later, in the 9th century, especially in the territories of Western Slavs.

The new alliance with the Western Slavs against Poland was controversial, however.

In the 11th century chronicles by Nestor, the term Lachy was used to refer to all Western Slavs who were not Czechs or Slovaks.

Amongst Western Slavs, the name can be principally found in 15th and 16th century Czech records, where it means either dragon or devil.

On this day Western Slavs lit fires at cemeteries to keep their loved ones warm, and organized feasts to honor the dead and keep them fed.

Even more pan-Slavic supporters said that it would connect the Northern (Western Slavs) with the Southern Slavs.