Ritual Sacrifice in Pagan Tradition
Upon analyzing the presented sources, there is no direct reference or description of how Slavic gods regarded non-Aryan children specifically during the period of conquests. The closest relevant topic is the description of a sacrificial ritual recorded by Leo Diakon, in which it is mentioned that a child was entombed within the foundation of a city fortress as a "building sacrifice" to the gods. This episode demonstrates that within the framework of pagan sacrificial cults, children were accorded ritual significance; however, the author does not differentiate between children of various ethnic groups, and in particular, non-Aryan children are not mentioned.Supporting citation(s):"While preparing to lay the foundation for Novgorod, local elders, under the instructions of the priests, commanded that a child be entombed in the foundation of the city fortress as a 'building sacrifice' to the gods." (source: link txt)Thus, in the cited material, there is no information about a special regard by the Slavic gods for non-Aryan children during the conquests – the described ritual was general in nature and did not focus on any racial or ethnic characteristics of the sacrifice.