Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The Goths

Romantic depiction of Ulfilas
converting the Goths to Arianism.
The Goths were an East Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin who played an important role in the history of the Roman Empire after they appeared on its lower Danube frontier in the 3rd century. Their language, Gothic is the oldest attested Germanic language. Throughout their history, the Goths founded several powerful kingdoms in Europe, and played the major role in the defeat of the Huns...

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  1. adz_raelOctober 21, 2020 at 10:23 PM

    I find this all very fascinating. My mom is a Huntley and I have been trying to trace the line back as far as I can.

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