The Pechenegs (/ ˈ p ɛ tʃ ə n ɛ ɡ /) or Patzinaks [note 1] also known as Pecheneg Turks [1] were a semi-nomadic Turkic people from Central Asia who spoke the Pecheneg language. In the 9th and 10th centuries, the Pechenegs controlled much of the steppes of southeast Europe and the Crimean Peninsula.

Pechenegs, a seminomadic, apparently Turkic people who occupied the steppes north of the Black Sea (8th–12th century) and by the 10th century were in control of the lands between the Don and lower Danube rivers (after having driven the Hungarians out); they thus became a serious menace to Byzantium.

The Pechenegs were an important Turkic nomad group in Central Asia between the ninth and twelfth centuries. Their nomadic lifestyle shaped their culture; they herded large groups of animals and used trumpets, spears, and other war ornaments to showcase their wealth.

Jun 11, 2018 · During the late ninth century, under the pressure from the Torky and Khazars, the Pechenegs, a nomadic Turkic-speaking tribal confederation, migrated from the Volga-Ural region and occupied the area stretching from the Don-Donets to the Danube.

The Pechenegs or Patzinaks (Turkish: Peçenekler, Hungarian: Besenyő, Greek: Patzinaki/Petsenegi or Πατζινάκοι/Πετσενέγοι/Πατζινακίται, Latin: Pacinacae, Bisseni /in Hungarian diplomas) were a semi-nomadic Turkic people of the Central Asian steppes speaking the Pecheneg language which belonged to the Turkic ...

Jun 22, 2024 · Great clans of Pecheneg origins, like the Tomaj, rose to high nobility, exemplifying self-sacrifice when it came to defending the country from foreign invaders.

Pechenegs (печеніги; pechenihy). The name of a Turkic tribal federation that dominated the southern steppe region of what is today Ukraine from the late 9th to the mid-11th century. The Turkic appellation be-ča-nag (‘brother-in-law’) was first used in the 8th century to refer to members of the Pecheneg ruling clan.

The Pechenegs were a Turkic-speaking confederation of tribes, perhaps eight of them, who in the 10th to 12th centuries had numerous contacts with the Rus and Byzantines in eastern and central Europe, as enemies or allies and trading partners.

The Pechenegs are one such group, who emerge into the historical record, and in particular Byzantine Imperial documents, from the conveyor belt of the Eurasian steppe. With thanks to my Patreon...

The Pechenegs or Patzinaks [1] were a semi-nomadic Turkic people from Central Asia speaking the Pecheneg language which belonged to the Oghuz branch of Turkic language family. [2]