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Duke Branimir 880s, spoke old Slavic Chakavian from the Dalmatian hinterland.

Duke Branimir 880s, spoke old Slavic Chakavian from the Dalmatian hinterland.

Mr Branimir is, I believe, the first Croatian. His tribe, the old Slavic Chakavian speakers, are the first Croatians (Hrvati or more accurately Hrovati). The early medieval Western Balkans must had have multiple Slavic ethnic tribes. It appears that their history has not been recorded. Frome a Greco -Roman perspective they were all identified as Slavs. The Slavs found themselves living in a medieval multi-ethnic region. It was the most powerful chieftains who were leaders and they left a '''mark''' on history. The old language groups still reflect the many Slavic tribes who invaded Roman Dalmatia.

Mr Branimir is, I believe, the first Croatian. His tribe, the old Slavic Chakavian speakers, are the first Croatians (Hrvati or more accurately Hrovati). The early medieval Western Balkans must had have multiple Slavic ethnic tribes. It appears that their history has not been recorded. From a Greco-Roman perspective they were all identified as Slavs. The Slavs found themselves living in a medieval multi-ethnic region. It was the most powerful chieftains who were leaders and they left a '''mark''' on history. The '''old''' language groups could (now refereed to as dialects) still reflect the many Slavic tribes who invaded Roman Dalmatia.

 

 

The ''politics of language standardisation'' is the issue at heart here. The question should be ask did the 19th century scholars did their job properly or it was all about the politics of the future super 19 century Southern Slavic State.

The first question I ask is how far back does one go in proclaiming Croatian nationhood? In the past the Yugoslav Communist party, Pan-Slavists and the Croatian Nationalistic movements have taken this to extremes. These Pan-Slaviic, Nationalistic and Communist ideologies have created so much pain, destruction and falsehoods by clinging to these false beliefs. For example does a seventh generation Australian with British background start saying in modern Australia that he is a Saxon and starts a nationalistic movement to assert his beliefs upon others.  

The first question I ask is how far back does one go in proclaiming Croatian nationhood? In the past the Yugoslav Communist party, Pan-Slavists and the Croatian Nationalistic movements have taken this to extremes. These Pan-Slaviic, Nationalistic and Communist ideologies have created so much pain, destruction and falsehoods by clinging to these false beliefs. For example does a seventh generation Australian with British background start saying in modern Australia that he is a Saxon and starts a nationalistic movement to assert his beliefs upon others.