Germanic Tribes

GERMANIC TRIBES

Alamanni: early on was part of the Suebian federation of Germanic tribes
Alans: Not a germanic tribe, probably of Sarmatian origin. The Alans became "germanized".
Amsivarii: men of the Ems. A germanic tribe on the "upper Wupper" River
Anglii/Angles: A germanic tribe that came from the Jutland Peninsula (Angeln?) and lived in the Schleswig-Holstein area (north Germany)
Burgundians: an east germanic tribe who settled around the Vistula Basin before moving west to the Rhine River valley.
Chamavi: The Chamavi, a Germanic tribe, are first mentioned in the year 289 AD as a "Frankish" people.
Chatti [added]: A germanic tribe absorbed by the Franks in 508 AD. See also Batavii.
FranksThe founding tribes of the Franks: Schutz states that these were the Batavi, Bructeri, Tungri, Sugambri and others that lived along both sides of the Middle and Lower Rhine. Goths:Archaeological evidence demonstrates that the Goths did migrate from northeastern Europe to Scythia [Source: Heather] --the "Gotones" tribe of the Vistula were related to the Goths. Archaeologically, the Wielbark culture moved from the Vistula area to the Black Sea, supporting a close connection between Gotones and Goths. In the beginning of the 3rd century the Goths migrated from the Vistula area in Poland to north of the Black Sea. The most famous ruler of this group was Ermanaric. This kingdom was destroyed by the Huns between 370 and 380 A.D. Some Goths migrated west to form kingdoms in Italy and Spain. Others remained in the East, forming another kingdom after the fall of the Huns. The Varangians and the Kolbjazi were the foremost representatives of this kingdom. The Slavic peoples called the Goths "Rus" (meaning the Red-Blond-People). [Source: O.Pritsak, _The Origin of Rus - Vol.1 - Old Scandinavian Sources other than the Sagas_ (1981)]
Jutes: Jutes were people originally from what is now Jutland in modern Denmark. Some Jutes, along with some Angles, some Saxons and other Germanic peoples went to England. The Jutes are less well known than the Angles and Saxons
Langobards (Lombards): The long beards. Legend had it that the Langobards came from Scandinavia
Marcomanni: Movement of the Goths force the Marcomanni to move in 167-175 and 178-180 AD (Hodgkin, 1880). The Marcomanni in 167 AD were from Bohemia [Source: "Tools, Weapons..." by Schutz at page 54]. The Marcomannic Wars begin in 168 AD while Marcus Aurelius was Roman Emperor (161 to 180 AD)--the Goths had displaced the Marcomanni in the Roman Empire and the Marcomanni were not smiling (167-175 AD)(Hodgkin, 1880). Some of the tribes sympathizing with the Marcomanni and joining them in the fights were the Quadi, Vandals, Sarmatians, Suevi and other tribes in that region [Source of this statement: Eutropius (4th Cent AD): "The Reign of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 CE"]. Defeated, along with the Quadi, in 172 AD by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. The Second Marcomannic War started in 178 AD, continuing until 180 AD. The Marcomanni were forced back to Germania.
Saxons: (see also Chauci) The Saxon name is first mentioned by Ptolemy in about 150 AD. Ptolemy says that the Saxons were from lower Jutland and what is now Schleswig-Holstein in Germany.
Suebi: The Suebian federation was a federation of germanic tribes which consisted, among others, of the Marcomanni, Semnones, and the Hermunduri (precursor to the Thuringii). Teutons, Teutonii: a germanic/celtic tribe whose origins are unsure, whether Jutland or somewhere near the North Sea
Turingii/Thuringii The Turingii tribe, a germanic tribe, was from the Elbe and Saale River areas in middle Germany.
Vandals: The Vandals were part of the Przeworsk culture, emanating from the Silesia area of Poland