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Shooting has begun on a Czech miniseries called ‘Slovan’ set in the 7th century following the death of Samo, a Frankish merchant who founded the first recorded political entity of the Slavic people. “Samo’s Empire”, as it is sometimes called, was more of a loose union of West Slavic tribes, most likely centred in Moravia and the Duchy of Nitra but included Czech and Sorbian tribes, as well as some living along the river Danube.