The Severians or Severyans or Siverians (Russian: Северяне; Ukrainian: Сiверяни) were a tribe or tribal union of early East Slavs occupying areas to the east of the middle Dnieper river around the rivers Desna, Sejm and Sula on the territory of the archaeological culture of Romny. They are mentioned by the Bavarian Geographer (9th century, as Zeriuani), and in the works of Emperor Constantine VII (956-959), by khazar khagan Joseph (c. 960) and in the Primary Chronicle (1113).
The etymology of the name of Severians is controversial. Though it is similar to the Slavic word for "north" (sěver), the Severians never were the northernmost tribe of Slavs.
The Severians had as neighbours the tribes of Viatich and Radimich in the north, and the Derevlian and Polian tribes in the west. The eastern and southern borders of the tribe's habitat, never permanent, would sometimes extend to the upper reaches of the Seversky Donets River. The principal cities of the Severians included Chernigov (modern Chernihiv), Kursk, Novgorod-Seversky (modern Novhorod-Siverskyi) and others. Archaeologists have found numerous rural settlements of the 8th to 10th centuries, inhabited by the Severians, and burial mounds with cremated bodies. The Severians mostly engaged in agriculture, cattle breeding and different handicrafts.
Severian can refer to:
Not a senseless life - but extinguished now
This is the long awaited end
Not pain - a sort of harmoney I feel
As I look back - staring at my body
Lifeless - but not without bearing
Realizing that the mission is done
As I leave the earth I'm not alone
All the brave warriors who fought on my side
Fly with me to our last place of rest
Is it the silvery shine of the moon that surrounds us
Or is it the path to the halls of eternal glory
Never thought to be so calm
As my soul leaves this dimension forever
Never to return
But wrapped in knowledge we found fulfillment