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Attila the Hun __ Here is a brief overview of the life of Attila the Hun. Lots of text links to related materials. - From Catholic Encyclopedia - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02061b.htm

Attila, King of the Huns __ "Although he reigned no more than 20 years as king of the Huns, the image of Attila in history and in the popular imagination is based upon two aggressive military campaigns in the last two years of his life which threatened to dramatically redirect the development of Western Europe." Read about his conquests and his effects on western European history. - illustrated - From Virtual History of Venice - http://www.boglewood.com/timeline/attila.html

The Electronic Passport to the Barbarian German Tribes __ "The people who lived northeast of the Roman Empire spoke languages similar to modern German. These "Germanic tribes" included the Vandals, Lombards, Alamanni, Goths, Franks, and Burgundians." Learn how they lived and how the Romans viewed them. Many text links to related materials about Germanic Tribes. - illustrated - From Mike Dowling - http://www.mrdowling.com/703-barbarians.html

The Franks __ Here is a history of the Germanic tribe known as the Franks. - From Catholic Encyclopedia - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06238a.htm

Germanic Religion. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 __ "pre-Christian religious practices among the tribes of Western Europe, Germany, and Scandinavia. The main sources for our knowledge are the Germania of Tacitus and the Elder Edda and the Younger Edda. Although it is possible to perceive certain basic concepts that were important to the pre-Christian Germans, there was no Germanic religion common to all the Scandinavian and Teutonic peoples; neither can we know whether a ritual or legend peculiar to one Germanic tribe was common to all Germanic tribes." - From The Columbia Encyclopedia - http://www.bartleby.com/65/ge/GermancRe.html  

The Germanic Tribes __ Here is an overview of the Germanic tribes. "Upon the decline of Roman imperial power, Germanic tribes from the east took over vast lands once ruled from Rome. After long period of growth, development and sometimes darkness, the barbarian came of age. Armed with a religion from the Mid-East, Roman law and governmental organization, Greek art and philosophy, the descendants of these barbarians would spread their culture all over the globe." - From Ragz-International - http://ragz-international.com/germanic_tribes.htm

Germans __ Read an overview of ancient Germanic peoples. - From the Columbia Encyclopedia - http://www.bartleby.com/65/ge/Germans.html

History of the Vandals __ "Vandal was a Germanic people belonging to the family of East Germans. The term “Vandilii” is used by Tacitus in his Germania. They settled between the Elbe and Vistula." This is a history of the Vandal people and their invasions of Rome and Africa. - From The Roman Empire - http://www.roman-empire.net/articles/article-016.html 

Lombards __ "By the 1st cent. A.D. the Lombards were settled along the lower Elbe. After obscure migrations they were allowed (547) by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I to settle in Pannonia and Noricum (modern Hungary and E Austria)." Read more about these ancient Germanic people and their history. Several links in the text lead to related information. - From InfoPlease.com - http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0830194.html

Lombards __ An overview of the Lombards and their history. Text links lead to related resources. - From the Columbia Encyclopedia - http://www.bartleby.com/65/lo/Lombards.html  

The Lombard Renaissance 6th century to 774 A.D. __ Here is a gallery of Lombard art from the periods of the 6th to 8th centuries. - well illustrated - From Images From World History - http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/ujg/ujgm.html

Langobards (Lombards) __ "When the Lombards --whose original name, Langobards, refers to their long beards-- descended on Italy in the 6th century, they had to deal with several earier waves of German invaders (particularly the Goths) as well as the resurgent Eastern Romans (who were a power in Italy into the 8th century)." You can read about the migration and its effects on Italy. - From DENO Partnership - http://www.hyw.com/books/history/Langobar.htm

Priscus at the Court of Attila __ This is an account of Priscus' visit to the court of Attila on behalf of the Romans. You will learn a bit about Attila's court life. - From University of Pennsylvania - http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/texts/priscus.html

Sidonius Apollinaris: Theodoric of the Visigoths, c. 460 __ "He is a prince well worthy of being known even by those not admitted to his intimate acquaintance, to such a degree have Nature and God, the sovereign arbiter of all things, accumulated in his person gifts of varied excellence. His character is such that even envy itself, that universal accompaniment of all royalty, could not defraud him of his due praise." With that as a start, you can read the rest of his story. - From Medieval Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/sidonius-theod.html  

Vandals __ Here is a good overview of the Vandals. - From Catholic Encyclopedia - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15268b.htm

Visigothic Kingdom __ A brief overview of the Visigothic Kingdom. "By the 5th century A.D., the Visigoths were already a romanized poeple who considered themselves the heirs of the defunct imperial power." - From Si Spain - http://www.sispain.org/english/history/visigoth.html

Visigoths __ In this multipart article you will learn about Visigoths and their activities in Rome and Spain. - From InfoPlease.com - http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0851031.html

Visigoths __ An article on the Visigoths with several text links to related materials. - From the Columbia Encyclopedia - http://www.bartleby.com/65/vi/Visigoth.html

Visigoths __ An interesting article about Visigoths and the Romans in the fourth century. Well annotated - By Cristian Olariu - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Coffeehouse/2857/visigoths.html 
 

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