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Early Germanic people
The Goths were a Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe. They were first
Goths
Germanic people of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages
legitimacy. Their Visigothic Code (654) abolished legal distinctions between Goths and Romans, creating a common identity as Hispani. The kingdom fostered
Visigoths
5th–6th-century Germanic ethnic group
Ravenna, preserving Roman administration, law, and culture while governing Goths and Romans under parallel systems. His reign marked the height of Ostrogothic
Ostrogoths
Contemporary musical subculture
among others. According to Dave Simpson of The Guardian, "[I]n the 90s, goths all but disappeared as dance music became the dominant youth cult". As a
Goth_subculture
Extinct Germanic ethnic group of Crimea
The Crimean Goths were a Germanic-speaking people that lived in the lands around the Black Sea, especially Crimea, between about the 3rd and 18th centuries
Crimean_Goths
King of Italy from 493 to 526
campaigned against the Sarmatians and competed for influence among the Goths of the Roman Balkans, gaining recognition as king in 471. The emperor Zeno
Theodoric_the_Great
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Goth or goth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Goth or Goths may refer to: Goths, a Germanic people Gothic rock or goth, a style of rock music
Goth
Topic in Germanic philology
The name of the Goths is one of the most discussed topics in Germanic philology. It is first recorded by Greco-Roman writers in the 3rd century AD, although
Name_of_the_Goths
6th-century Byzantine writer; historian of ancient Romans and Goths
He wrote two works, one on Roman history (Romana) and the other on the Goths (Getica). The latter, along with Isidore of Seville's Historia Gothorum
Jordanes
2017 album by the Mountain Goats
Goths is the sixteenth studio album by the Mountain Goats, released on May 19, 2017, on Merge Records. The band has stated that Goths was inspired by
Goths_(album)
Loss of political control in antiquity
inform much modern discourse on state failure. In 376, a large migration of Goths and other non-Roman people, fleeing from the Huns, entered the Empire. Roman
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Fall_of_the_Western_Roman_Empire
Urban fantasy tabletop role-playing game
Visigoths vs. Mall Goths is an urban fantasy tabletop role-playing game with LGBTQ dating sim elements by Lucian Kahn, with art by Robin Eisenberg. The
Visigoths_vs._Mall_Goths
Roman triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
The Column of the Goths (Turkish: Gotlar Sütunu) is a Roman victory column dating to the third or fourth century A.D. It stands in what is now Gülhane
Column_of_the_Goths
Conflict between the Roman Empire and various Gothic tribes
of 376–382 was one of several Gothic Wars in Roman history in which the Goths fought against the Roman Empire. This particular conflict included the catastrophic
Gothic_War_(376–382)
Goth subculture
Mall goths (also known as spooky kids) are a subculture that began in the late-1990s in the United States. Originating as a pejorative to describe people
Mall_goth
Comic book album
Asterix and the Goths (French: Astérix et les Goths) is a French comic story, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo. It is the third
Asterix_and_the_Goths
Topics referred to by the same term
the Goths may refer to: Gothic Christianity, the distinct Arian church of the early Goths Metropolitanate of Gothia, the church of the Crimean Goths Archdiocese
Church_of_the_Goths
493–553 kingdom centered in Italy
Empire were preserved during his rule. Theodoric called himself "King of the Goths and Romans" (Latin: Gothorum Romanorumque Rex), demonstrating his desire
Ostrogothic_Kingdom
Title previously used by Swedish and Danish monarchs
The title of King of the Goths (Swedish: Götes konung; Danish: Goternes konge; Latin: gothorum rex) was for many centuries borne by both the kings of
King_of_the_Goths
Roman emperor from 270 to 275
he defeated the Alamanni after a devastating war. He also defeated the Goths, Vandals, Juthungi, Sarmatians, and Carpi. Aurelian restored the Empire's
Aurelian
East Germanic tribe
increasingly powerful Goths who now dominated the region to their east. In the late 4th century the region was overwhelmed by incoming Goths, Alans and Huns
Vandals
King of the Visigoths from 395 to 410
to leadership of the Goths who came to occupy Moesia—territory acquired a couple of decades earlier by a combined force of Goths and Alans after the Battle
Alaric_I
Historical category of northern European peoples
peoples from this era, irrespective of where they lived, most notably the Goths. Another term, ancient Germans, is considered problematic by many scholars
Germanic_peoples
Ongoing conflict since 2014
the Roman era Cherson (theme) Bosporan Kingdom Akatziri Khazars Crimean Goths Kipchaks Empire of Trebizond Genoese Crimea Genoese–Mongol Wars Crimean
Russo-Ukrainian_war
Byzantine–Gothic war in Italy
Chalcedonian Christians, while the Goths were Arian Christians. Unlike the Vandals or the early Visigoths, the Goths practised considerable religious tolerance
Gothic_War_(535–554)
First siege of Rome during the Justinian's Gothic War
the leadership of Belisarius against a numerically superior Ostrogothic (Goths) force under Vitigis. The siege was the first major encounter between the
Siege_of_Rome_(537–538)
Proposals about the origins of the Goths
Concerning the origin of the Goths before the 3rd century CE, there is no consensus among scholars. In the 3rd century the Goths began to be mentioned by
Origin_of_the_Goths
Goth bishop and theologian (c. 311–383)
participated in the Arian controversy, and is credited with converting the Goths to Christianity as well as overseeing translation of the Bible into the
Ulfilas
Extinct nomadic people in Eurasia (4th–6th centuries)
CE, the Huns had arrived on the Volga, causing the westwards movement of Goths and Alans. By 430, they had established a vast, but short-lived, empire
Huns
Dynasty of the Goths
also called Amals, Amalings or Amalungs – were a leading dynasty of the Goths, a Germanic people who confronted the Roman Empire during the decline of
Amal_dynasty
Siege and sack of Rome by the Visigoths
ability to conduct warfare increased to the point of challenging Rome. The Goths, one of the Germanic tribes, had invaded the Roman Empire on and off since
Sack_of_Rome_(410)
Battle between Eastern Roman Empire and Goths (378)
Edirne in European Turkey). It ended with an overwhelming victory for the Goths and the death of Emperor Valens. As part of the Gothic War of 376–382, the
Battle_of_Adrianople
Period in Europe with mass population movements, 4th – 9th century AD
invasion, and settlement of various tribes, notably the Burgundians, Vandals, Goths, Alemanni, Alans, Huns, early Slavs, Pannonian Avars, Bulgars, and Magyars
Migration_Period
Roman emperor from 364 to 378
following a mismanaged attempt to settle the Goths in the Balkans. Valens returned from the east to fight the Goths in person, but lack of coordination with
Valens
Goth branch
The Thracian Goths, also known as Moesogoths or Moesian Goths, refers to the branches of Goths who settled in Thrace and Moesia, Roman provinces in the
Thracian_Goths
Roman emperor from 249 to 251
co-ruled with his son Herennius Etruscus, until they were both killed by the Goths in the Battle of Abritus. Trajanus Decius was born Gaius Messius Quintus
Decius
Northern Germanic people
Geats (/ɡiːts, ˈɡeɪəts, jæts/ GHEETS, GAY-əts, YATS), sometimes called Goths, were a large North Germanic tribe who inhabited Götaland ("land of the
Geats
Book
Vandalorum et Suevorum ("History of the Kings of the Goths, Vandals and Suevi") is a Latin history of the Goths from 265 to 624, written by Isidore of Seville
Historia de regibus Gothorum, Vandalorum et Suevorum
Historia_de_regibus_Gothorum,_Vandalorum_et_Suevorum
Gothic king (fl. 370s)
Adrianople during the Gothic War (376–382) led to favourable terms for the Goths when peace was made with Gratian and Theodosius I in 382. Fritigern appears
Fritigern
Country in Southeastern Europe and West Asia
speaking. In addition to natives, interior Anatolia had diverse groups such as Goths, Celts, Persians and Jews. Interior Anatolia had been "heavily Hellenized"
Turkey
The Archdiocese of the Goths and the Northlands is a church in affiliation with the Catacomb Church which self-identifies as Eastern Orthodox and is not
Archdiocese of the Goths and the Northlands
Archdiocese_of_the_Goths_and_the_Northlands
Literary work by Jordanes on the origin and history of the Gothic people
different peoples including the Goths, who have swarmed like bees from there (16-25). Jordanes commences the history of the Goths with the emigration of a Gothic
Getica
Siege of Rome during the Gothic War
by the Gothic king Totila during the Gothic War between the Ostrogoths (Goths) and the Byzantine Empire. The siege caused devastating famine inside the
Sack_of_Rome_(546)
Extinct East Germanic language
letters. Gothic is an extinct East Germanic language that was spoken by the Goths. It is known primarily from the Codex Argenteus, a 6th-century copy of a
Gothic_language
1999 mass shooting in Colorado, U.S.
gun culture and gun control laws, high school cliques, subcultures (e.g. goths), outcasts, and school bullying, as well as teenage use of pharmaceutical
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine_High_School_massacre
Old Norse heroic poem
(also Hlǫðskviða and Hlǫðsqviða), known in English as The Battle of the Goths and Huns and occasionally known by its German name Hunnenschlachtlied, is
Hlöðskviða
Gothic polytheism was the original religion of the Goths before their conversion to Christianity. The Goths first appear in historical records in the early
Gothic_paganism
Roman emperor in 253 AD
the Moesian troops, he obtained an important victory against the invading Goths and was, for this reason, acclaimed emperor by his army. He then moved quickly
Aemilianus
Early Germanic people
referred to as "Scythians", as were the Goths and other allied tribes. This term was already being used for Heruli and Goths as early as Dexippus, most of whose
Heruli
Military conflict with the Roman Empire (395–398 CE)
between the Roman Empire and a rebel army, probably composed mainly of Goths. This war concerns a number of armed conflicts in the period between 395
Revolt_of_Alaric_I
Germanic tribe
Carpathian Mountains. They were said to share the religion and language of the Goths and Vandals. They are first mentioned by Roman sources in the third century
Gepids
Austrian historian (born 1934)
internationally known for his authoritative works on the history of Austria, the Goths, and relationships between the Germanic peoples and the Roman Empire. Herwig
Herwig_Wolfram
British historian
London. He specialises in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Goths, on which he for decades has been considered the world's leading authority
Peter_Heather
Topics referred to by the same term
Gothic Kingdom or Kingdom of the Goths (Latin: Regnum Gothorum, Gothic: 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃, Gutþiuda Þiudinassus) Ostrogothic Kingdom
Gothic_Kingdom
There were several origin stories of the Goths recorded by Latin and Greek authors in late antiquity (roughly 3rd–8th centuries AD), and these are relevant
Origin_stories_of_the_Goths
Historical ethnic grouping of Germanic tribes
of the Middle Danube were unsettled by the large-scale arrival of Huns, Goths, Alans, and other newcomers from eastern Europe. Around 406, many Middle
Suebi
Gadaric was a legendary king of the Goths. He is only mentioned twice in Getica by Jordanes. He is supposed to have been the fourth king after Berig,
Gadaric
Province of the Roman Empire
took place, and the Goths under Fritigern defeated Valens in a great battle near Adrianople. These Goths are known as Moeso-Goths, for whom Ulfilas made
Moesia
Part of the Hunnic invasion of the Roman province of Gaul
Aetius and the Goths under Thorismund. Jordanes goes on to state that Theodoric, whilst leading his own men against the enemy Amali Goths, was killed in
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
Battle_of_the_Catalaunian_Plains
North Sea Germanic ethnic group from the Jutlandic peninsula
Asser in his Life of Alfred (Chapter 2) identifies the Jutes with the Goths (in a passage claiming that Alfred the Great was descended, through his
Jutes
Swedish cultural movement
which took honor in being a Swede, for being purportedly related to the Goths. This was a result of a resolute decades long effort from Swedish writers
Gothicism
Roman emperor from 379 to 395
(376–382), but did so on terms disadvantageous to the empire, with the Goths remaining politically autonomous within Roman territory, albeit as nominal
Theodosius_I
The Gothic Revolt of Tribigild was a revolt in 399–400 of the Goths in Anatolia (Eastern Roman Empire) that caused a major political crisis during the
Gothic_Revolt_of_Tribigild
Engagement during Justinian's Gothic War
Gothic War, where the Byzantine forces broke the siege by the Ostrogoths (Goths). In early 538 and during the Siege of Rome (537–538), the besieged Byzantine
Siege_of_Ariminum_(538)
Germanic legendary saga
several older sagas in Germanic heroic legend. It tells of wars between the Goths and the Huns during the 4th century. The final part of the saga, which was
Hervarar_saga_ok_Heiðreks
Legendary sword from Norse mythology
and the Hervarar saga. The name is also used in the saga to denote the Goths. As described in its legends, Tyrfing was the keenest of all blades; every
Tyrfing
Siege during Justinian's Gothic War
where the Ostrogoths (Goths) seized control of Milan from the Byzantine Empire, as part of the Gothic War (535–554). After the Goths lifted their siege of
Siege_of_Milan_(538–539)
Island in the Mediterranean, region of Italy
Emperor Zeno had appointed Theodoric as a military commander in Italy. The Goths were Germanic, but Theodoric fostered Roman culture and government and allowed
Sicily
Early Christian and Jewish religious systems
The movement spread in areas controlled by the Roman Empire and Arian Goths, and the Persian Empire. It continued to develop in the Mediterranean and
Gnosticism
Barbarian invasions against the Roman Empire in the 3rd century
Alemanni, Burgundians, Marcomanni, Quadi, Lugii, Vandals, Juthungi, Gepids and Goths (Tervingi in the west and Greuthungi in the east), the Dacian tribes of
Barbarian invasions into the Roman Empire of the 3rd century
Barbarian_invasions_into_the_Roman_Empire_of_the_3rd_century
Byzantine general (active 537–553)
took an active part in the Gothic War (535–554) against the Ostrogoths (Goths). He was the nephew of the rebel Vitalian, and later in life he married
John_(nephew_of_Vitalian)
Battle in the Gothic War (542)
engagement in 542 AD in the Mugello valley, Italy, between Ostrogoths (Goths) and Byzantines during the Gothic War. Within the first five years of the
Battle_of_Mucellium
6th-century Ostrogothic king
Ildibad (died 541) was a king of the Ostrogoths (Goths) who ruled from 540 to 541 during the middle stage of the Gothic War with the Byzantine Empire
Ildibad
Archaeological culture in eastern Europe
that, "In the past, the association of this Chernyakhov culture with the Goths was highly contentious, but important methodological advances have made
Chernyakhov_culture
King of the Visigoths from 484 until 507
History of the Goths, pp. 292f Wolfram, History of the Goths, p. 245 Peter Heather, The Goths (Oxford: Blackwell, 1996), p. 215 Heather, The Goths, p. 277 One
Alaric_II
Roman-era Germanic peoples
Burgundians suffered devastating defeats against the eastern European Gepids and Goths, and modern scholars believe this may have induced some of them to move
Burgundians
Christological doctrine attributed to Arius
conversion of the Goths to Arianism. Ulfilas's translation of the Bible into Gothic language and his initial success in converting the Goths to Arianism was
Arianism
Country in Southeast Europe
Greece, suffered from the dislocation of barbarian invasions; raids by Goths and Huns in the 4th and 5th centuries and the Slavic invasion in the 7th
Greece
Ancient kingdom in Southeastern Europe (168 BC – 106 AD)
a decisive victory over the Goths. Since at that time Romans were still occupying Roman Dacia it is assumed that the Goths didn't cross the Danube from
Dacia
Series of conflicts between the Goths and the Roman Empire from the 3rd-6th centuries AD
The Gothic Wars were a long series of conflicts between the Goths and the Roman Empire between the years 249 and 554.[according to whom?] The main[according
Gothic_wars
4th-century king of the Goths
evidently ruled a sizable portion of Oium, the part of Scythia inhabited by the Goths at the time. He is mentioned in two Roman sources: the contemporary writings
Ermanaric
Roman emperor from 275 to 276
emperor from 275 to 276. During his short reign he campaigned against the Goths and the Heruli, for which he received the title Gothicus Maximus. His early
Tacitus_(emperor)
6th-century Byzantine general
been too small to actually challenge the Goths, but through deception, Belisarius had managed to convince the Goths otherwise. Belisarius had approached from
Belisarius
Naval battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
in the Gothic War (535–554) between the Byzantines and the Ostrogoths (Goths). In 550, the Byzantine Empire was struggling to maintain control of Italy
Battle_of_Sena_Gallica_(551)
Play by Shakespeare
century. Titus, a general in the Roman army, presents Tamora, Queen of the Goths, as a slave to the new Roman emperor, Saturninus. Saturninus takes her as
Titus_Andronicus
Germanic people
their German frontier of troops in response to a massive invasion of the Goths from the east. Their raids throughout the three parts of Gaul were traumatic:
Alemanni
Population of the island of Gotland
inhabiting the island of Gotland. The ethnonym is related to that of the Goths (Gutans), and both names were originally Proto-Germanic *Gutaniz. Their
Gutes
Gothic tribe
Roman Empire. They were one of the main components of the large movement of Goths and other peoples over the Danube in 376, and they are seen as one of the
Thervingi
6th-century battle of the Gothic War
place in the spring of 542 AD, where the new king Totila of the Ostrogoths (Goths) defeated a larger Byzantine force under the generals Constantinianus and
Battle_of_Faventia
was the Gothic bishop Ulfilas, and since Ulfilas was among the Western Goths, this supports the position that Theophilus was from the area of the lower
Theophilus (bishop of the Goths)
Theophilus_(bishop_of_the_Goths)
Battle during Justinian's Gothic War
place in February 537 AD during the Gothic War (535–554), where Ostrogoths (Goths) attempted to seize the city of Salona, controlled by the Byzantine Empire
Siege_of_Salona_(537)
Ostrogothic king (c. 420 – 469)
against the Huns to consolidate his independent control over a large group of Goths. Valamir was the son of Vandalarius and cousin to king Thorismund. An important
Valamir
3rd century leader of the eastern Goths
Ostrogotha was a leader of the Goths in Ukraine, who invaded Roman Moesia during the Crisis of the Third Century. He was a contemporary of Cniva, who
Ostrogotha
Roman Empire of Emperor Majorian. The war began in 457 with a revolt of the Goths in Aquitania that pushed aside Roman authority, followed by an aggressive
Gothic_War_(457–458)
2007 murder case in the United Kingdom
attachment to the goth subculture. The couple's families described them as "Goths", and said: "They're both intelligent, sensitive kids. They're not the sort
Murder_of_Sophie_Lancaster
Goth subculture in Toronto, Canada
series about an 800-year-old vampire living in Toronto. In Toronto, the goths did not seek to reject mainstream status, and achieved partial acceptance
Toronto_goth_scene
Western Asia shortly before 370, from Central Asia: they first conquered the Goths and the Alans, pushing a number of tribes to seek refuge within the Roman
History_of_the_Huns
King of the Visigoths
the Goths "in the name of Rome...inflicted a vast slaughter upon the barbarians in Spain". For whatever reason, Constantius recalled Wallia's Goths—historian
Wallia
3rd-4th–century Gothic tribe of the Pontic steppe
were forced to join them, and then a part of the Greuthungi. Alans and Goths became an important part of Attila's forces, together with other eastern
Greuthungi
Medieval cultural group from what is now Northern Germany
Frisiavones Frisii Gambrivii Geats Gepids Goths Crimean Goths Greuthungi Gutones Ostrogoths Thervingi Thracian Goths Visigoths Gutes Harii Hermunduri Heruli
Saxons
GOTHS
GOTHS
Boy/Male
German Hebrew
One of the Goths'. Introduced into Britam as a masculine name during the Norman Conquest,...
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Queen of the Goths.
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Staff of the Goths.
Boy/Male
Latin Teutonic
Staff of the gods, or staff of the Goths.
Boy/Male
Norse
King of the Goths.
Girl/Female
American, German, Latin
Joyous; Merry; Goths; Cheerful; Germanic Tribe
Boy/Male
German
One of the Goths'. Introduced into Britam as a masculine name during the Norman Conquest,...
Boy/Male
Swedish American
Staff of the gods, or staff of the Goths.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Spanish
Staff of the Goths; Form of Gustave; Staff Bearer; Royal Staff; Meditation Staff
Girl/Female
British, Christian, English, German, Latin
One of the Goths; Cheerful
Male
Dutch
, staff of the Goths.
Girl/Female
German
One of the Goths; Diminutive of Jocelyn; Gaut
Girl/Female
German
One of the Goths'. Introduced into Britam as a masculine name during the Norman Conquest, Jocelyn...
GOTHS
GOTHS
Girl/Female
Hindu
Speech
Girl/Female
Tamil
Short name of Malavika
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Latin
Cheerful; Joyful; Merry
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Winning with Piecefull
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Queen; Princess
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
She who is Unchanging
Boy/Male
Indian
Giving
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Crossing Shiva
Boy/Male
Tamil
Powerful
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim, Pashtun
Venus; Star
GOTHS
GOTHS
GOTHS
GOTHS
GOTHS
a.
Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.
a.
Belonging to the Moesogoths, a branch of the Goths who settled in Moesia.
n.
A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as, the irruptions of the Goths into Italy.
n.
One of the Eastern Goths. See Goth.
n.
A bard, or learned man, among the ancient Goths.
n.
One of the West Goths. See the Note under Goth.
n.
The language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century. See Goth.
n. pl.
The Scandinavian Goths. See the Note under Goths.