Relating to the Avars, a nomadic Asiatic people who inhabited Central and Eastern Europe during the medieval period; also refers to their language or culture.
From the name of the Avar people, a confederation of nomadic tribes that dominated the Eurasian steppes from the 6th to 9th centuries. The term derives from Turkic or Mongolian origins, though the exact etymology is debated among historians.
The Avars were so powerful they made Charlemagne himself nervous, yet most people have never heard of them—they're one of history's 'forgotten empires' that briefly dominated Europe before vanishing from the historical stage!
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