Svetovit, also known as Sventovit and Svantovit amongst other variants, is the god of abundance and war, and the chief god of the Slavic tribe of the Rani...

Wolin Svetovit is either a 9th- or a 10th-century figurine made from the wood of European yew tree, discovered in 1974, in the island of Wolin, Poland...

originated from the Slavic god Svetovit. The first to put forth such a view was Natko Nodilo, who attributed the cult of Svetovit to all Slavs, whose worship...

settlement and destroyed the temple of Svetovit (or Svandavitz)—first chopping the great four-headed statue of Svetovit to pieces, and then burning it. With...

Cosmographiae universalis of 1550, describes the harvest ritual associated with Svetovit and continues: "In general they (the Rugians) worshipped two gods, namely...

attacking a village in Garðaríki, he encounters a Seeress in the temple of Svetovit; the Seeress orders Amleth to remember his oath of vengeance and tells...

world, prestige". The vit is also found in the name of the Slavic deity Svetovit. Feminine forms include Vitomira and Witomira. Nicknames include Vito,...

name as svęty byk "sacred bull", or less likely Svęty Vit "Saint Vitus" (Svetovit?). Vittelube – A deity also mentioned in the Passion. Probably recognized...

rulers, cult of Rugiaevit competed with the "public" and theocratic cult of Svetovit of Arkona. The first source to mention Rugiaevit is the Gesta Danorum by...

sanctuary of the Rani was located on Cape Arkona, where they whorshiped Svetovit, chief god of the Rani and later of all Polabian Slavs. Pomerania's fourth-largest...