Lutycy

The Lutycy were a confederation of western Slavic tribes who lived in the territory between the lower Elbe River, the Baltic Sea, the lower Oder River, and Lusatia. Their name, derived from po and Laba, means "along the Elbe".1

By the early 9th century, the Polabs, which included the Lutycy, were organized into two main confederations: the Obodrites and the Lutycy. The Lutycy tribes, notably the Ratarowie and Stodoranie (Hawolanie), were eventually subdued by German rulers in the 12th century. Despite this, the Polab language persisted until the early 19th century in parts of modern-day Germany.1