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Yeah, it’s always surprising to learn that Spain in the 400s or so was a battleground between at least three different Germanic tribes: the Visigoths, the Suebi
by thom 2y ago
Yeah, it’s always surprising to learn that Spain in the 400s or so was a battleground between at least three different Germanic tribes: the Visigoths, the Suebi and the Vandals.
- thom 2y agoThe article mentions Vikings in the Maghreb as well, but obviously the Vandals under Gaiseric have them beaten there too, having ruled most of the western Mediterranean as far as Tripoli in his time. Germanic tribes, ruling North Africa, building amphitheatres and writing Latin poetry no less.