Mobility, settlement and colonization on Rügen in the second half of the twelfth century

This study is about group migration to Rügen as a social, cultural, and political phenomenon in the second half of the 12th century. Migration refers to the mobility of people in a broader sense, that is their settlement in a new territory and the colonization of small distinct groups. Based on the information from the narrative sources, the political context in which the migration took place was analyzed. Records of migration in general, and colonization in particular, have been highlighted and discussed in connection to the Danish conquest. The categories of migrants and colonists, the length of stay, the settlement diversity and the causes of migration were identified.