# Vlastimirovic Serbia and the First Bulgarian Empire

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Podcast: [Between the Seas: A Central European History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/between-the-seas-a-central-european-history-7091571)
Published: 2025-04-07T11:01:21+00:00
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## Resource

In this final episode of the Trial and Error Series on the 9th and early 10th centuries, we focus on two Balkan identities which are created in the tumultuous wars of the era: the Serbs and the Bulgarians. Both will find a way to unite many Slavic tribes of the Balkans, and both will incorporate Christianity into their new identity, though one will be built for autonomy, and one for imperial glory. The Series will take a few months break, but will return in late June with Series 6! Have a question or comment? Contact me at BetweentheSeas@zohomail.com Sources Intro: Zachary Wheeler and Nathaniel Scarborough, " Hej, Sokoły" folk tune Outro: Antonín Dvořák, Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 (London Symphony Orchestra 1960) Fine, John VA Jr. The Early Medieval Balkans. University of Michigan Press, 1991. Iorga, Nicolae. A History of Romania. Center for Romanian Studies, 2018. Wilson, Peter H. Heart of Europe. Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University, 2020. Obolensky, Dimitri. The Byzantine Commonwealth: Eastern Europe 500-1453. Praeger Publishers, 1971. Schwerpunkt. Principality of Serbia (780-960) . Youtube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPKPwOWZ6CU

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