Germanic Culture Research Paper
The Migration Period
Called Völkerwanderung, by Germans, the period of AD 200-700 is marked the Great Migration Period of Europe. It describes the invasion, and migration of Germanic tribes, in Europe. The migration included Goths, Huns, Vandals, Franks and other Germanic Tribes. Although the fall of the Roman Empire is subject to many interpretations, it is agreed that the Migration Period of Europe had a serious impact. This migration was due to military pressures, climate change and population pressure. The Germanic tribes at this time were first to make the mass migration in Europe. The first people to settle in what is now southern Scandinavia and Denmark were people who shared a common culture. Called the “Nordic Bronze Age” (World …show more content…
Rome extended its empire to the Rhine and Danube rivers, conflicting with Germanic tribal territory. The Germanic people held their ground and kept the Romans out beyond these boarders; the Romans quickly named them “barbarians” meaning foreigners. As the Romans seized Celtic tribes in the area and established important northern cities such as Cologne and Mainz, the Germanic people were getting annoyed with the Romans and a rebellion seemed forthcoming. (Pagden)
The first people to challenge the Roman Empire were the Goths. This Eastern Germanic Tribe was believed to originate on the Island of Gotland, an island off the coast of Sweden, the largest in the Baltic Sea. The Goths were divided into 2 different groups, the Thervingi and the Greuthungi. These two groups migrated south to what is now Poland and the region north of the Black Sea. (World Book) During their inhabitance in these regions, the Goths invaded eastern provinces of the Roman Empire during the A.D. 200’s. Labeled “barbarians” by Romans, the Goths were the first to challenge the Roman …show more content…
They came into existence in the A.D. 200’s after the encroachment of the Roman Empire into Germanic Territory. The Franks, also divided into two groups, the Salians and the Ripuarians. They resided in modern day Germany. Around 486 A.D. The king of the Salian Franks, Clovis, started a mass attack west into Gaul, modern day France. It was called the Merovingian dynasty and here the Franks ruled France, defeating the Gauls, Romans, and the Visigoths. Clovis died in 511 A.D. and the Franks continued a strong hold on the territory. Charlemagne became king of the Franks in 768 and ruled until 800 A.D. before he was crowned King of
Called Völkerwanderung, by Germans, the period of AD 200-700 is marked the Great Migration Period of Europe. It describes the invasion, and migration of Germanic tribes, in Europe. The migration included Goths, Huns, Vandals, Franks and other Germanic Tribes. Although the fall of the Roman Empire is subject to many interpretations, it is agreed that the Migration Period of Europe had a serious impact. This migration was due to military pressures, climate change and population pressure. The Germanic tribes at this time were first to make the mass migration in Europe. The first people to settle in what is now southern Scandinavia and Denmark were people who shared a common culture. Called the “Nordic Bronze Age” (World …show more content…
Rome extended its empire to the Rhine and Danube rivers, conflicting with Germanic tribal territory. The Germanic people held their ground and kept the Romans out beyond these boarders; the Romans quickly named them “barbarians” meaning foreigners. As the Romans seized Celtic tribes in the area and established important northern cities such as Cologne and Mainz, the Germanic people were getting annoyed with the Romans and a rebellion seemed forthcoming. (Pagden)
The first people to challenge the Roman Empire were the Goths. This Eastern Germanic Tribe was believed to originate on the Island of Gotland, an island off the coast of Sweden, the largest in the Baltic Sea. The Goths were divided into 2 different groups, the Thervingi and the Greuthungi. These two groups migrated south to what is now Poland and the region north of the Black Sea. (World Book) During their inhabitance in these regions, the Goths invaded eastern provinces of the Roman Empire during the A.D. 200’s. Labeled “barbarians” by Romans, the Goths were the first to challenge the Roman …show more content…
They came into existence in the A.D. 200’s after the encroachment of the Roman Empire into Germanic Territory. The Franks, also divided into two groups, the Salians and the Ripuarians. They resided in modern day Germany. Around 486 A.D. The king of the Salian Franks, Clovis, started a mass attack west into Gaul, modern day France. It was called the Merovingian dynasty and here the Franks ruled France, defeating the Gauls, Romans, and the Visigoths. Clovis died in 511 A.D. and the Franks continued a strong hold on the territory. Charlemagne became king of the Franks in 768 and ruled until 800 A.D. before he was crowned King of