Old Prussians

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The Old Prussians were a now-extinct Baltic people who inhabited the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea and gave their name to the region of Prussia before being assimilated by German and Polish populations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baltic people
ethnic group
historical ethnic group
assimilatedInto German population
Lithuanian population
Polish population
conflict Prussian Crusade
linked to: Northern Crusades
conqueredBy Teutonic Knights
linked to: Teutonic Order

Teutonic Order
continent Europe
culturalSphere Baltic culture
ethnicityStatus extinct
ethnogenesisPeriod early Middle Ages
gaveNameTo Prussia
inhabited southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea
language Old Prussian language
languageBranch Western Baltic languages
languageFamily Baltic languages
lastNativeSpeakersDiedOut 18th century
locatedInThePresentDayTerritoryOf Lithuania
Poland
Russia
neighboringPeople German settlers
Latvians
Lithuanians
Poles
notableTribe Bartians
Nadruvians
Natangians
Pogesanians
Sambians
Warmians
partOf Western Baltic tribes
politicalOrganization tribal society
process Germanisation
Polonisation
region Baltic Sea coast
Prussia
relatedEthnicGroup Latvians
Lithuanians
Yotvingians
religion Baltic paganism
pre-Christian polytheism
resisted Christianization by the Teutonic Order
timeOfChristianization 13th century
traditionalEconomy agriculture
animal husbandry
fishing
trade

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Prussia ethnicGroup Old Prussians
Slavs relatedEthnicGroup Balts
linked to: Old Prussians
East Prussia ethnicGroup Old Prussians
Old Prussian language ethnicGroup Old Prussians
Duchy of Prussia ethnicGroups Old Prussians
Northern Crusades hasOpponent Old Prussians
Teutonic Order state precededBy Old Prussians
Teutonic Order state ethnicGroups Old Prussians
Barciany ethnicGroupInHistory Old Prussians
Prussians ethnicGroupOf Old Prussians
Morungen historicalEthnicGroups Prussians (Old Prussians)
linked to: Old Prussians
Mazury historicallyInhabitedBy Old Prussians
Yotvingians relatedTo Old Prussians
Yotvingians neighbor Old Prussians
Sambians ethnicGroupOf Old Prussians
Sambians partOf Old Prussian peoples
linked to: Old Prussians
Natangians ethnicGroupOf Old Prussians
Natangians partOf Old Prussian tribes
linked to: Old Prussians
Bartians closelyRelatedTo Old Prussians
Bartians partOf Old Prussian tribes
linked to: Old Prussians
Pogesanians ethnicGroupOf Old Prussians
Pogesanians culture Old Prussian culture
linked to: Old Prussians
Warmians partOf Old Prussian people
linked to: Old Prussians
Warmians ethnicGroupOf Old Prussians
Warmians neighbouringTribe Galindians (Old Prussian)
linked to: Old Prussians
Nadruvians ethnicGroupOf Old Prussians
Nadruvians cultureArea Old Prussian culture
linked to: Old Prussians
Christianization of Prussia appliesTo Old Prussian tribes
linked to: Old Prussians
Baltic paganism practicedBy Old Prussians
Lithuania Minor ethnicGroup Old Prussians (historical)
linked to: Old Prussians