Glomatians

The Glomatians, also known as the Daleminzi (Upper Sorbian: Głomačenjo; Lower Sorbian: Głomacany), were a West Slavic tribe belonging to the Polabian Slavs. They inhabited the middle Elbe valley in what is now Saxony, Germany. According to the early 11th‑century chronicler Thietmar of Merseburg, the tribe was referred to by the German‑Latin name Daleminzi; their Slavic endonym is reconstructed as Glomačane. Mentioned in sources since the beginning of the 9th century, the Glomatians formed part of the Sorbian tribal group and are considered ancestors of the modern Sorbs. Their main settlement was centred on the fortress of Gana, near present‑day Stauchitz in the Meissen district, which was destroyed by King Henry I (Henry the Fowler) in 929 during his campaigns to secure Saxony. Following their defeat, the Glomatians were gradually assimilated into the expanding German population, although Sorbian identity persisted in Lusatia.