Volhynians
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Volhynians (Ukrainian: Волиняни, Volyniany) were a tribe or tribal union of early East Slavs. They are mentioned in the Primary Chronicle as well as by Geographus Bavarus. According to the latter, the Volhynians had seventy "cities" (fortresses) in the last half of the tenth century. Some historians believe that the Volhynians and the Buzhans are descendants of the Dulebes. Their main cities were Volyn’ and Volodymyr (Volodymyr-Volynsky). According to archeological studies, the Volhynians had well-developed agriculture and various handicrafts such as blacksmithing, casting, and pottery. In 981 prince Vladimir the Great subjugated the Volhynians under Kievan Rus. At the end of tenth century, the principality of Volodymyr-Volynsky gained dominion over the lands of Volhynians, and later Roman the Great conquered Halych to create the principality of Halych-Volhynia.
