Germanic kingdoms
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The Germanic kingdoms were a group of successor states established by Germanic peoples in former Western Roman territories during Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages, including realms such as the Visigothic, Ostrogothic, Frankish, and Vandal kingdoms.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frankish kingdoms | 4 |
| Frankish realms | 1 |
| Germanic kingdoms canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3452730 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Germanic kingdoms Context triple: [Justinianic Plague, spreadTo, Germanic kingdoms]
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A.
Germanic peoples
The Germanic peoples are a historical group of Indo-European tribes originating in Northern Europe, whose languages and cultures gave rise to modern nations such as Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and others.
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B.
Franks
The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes that rose to prominence in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, eventually forming the core of the Frankish Empire and laying foundations for modern France and Germany.
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C.
Kingdom of the Franks
The Kingdom of the Franks was a powerful early medieval Frankish realm in Western Europe that laid the foundations for modern France and Germany under dynasties such as the Merovingians and Carolingians.
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D.
West Germanic peoples
The West Germanic peoples were a major branch of the Germanic ethnic groups of early Europe, ancestral to modern Germans, English, Dutch, and several other Central and Western European populations.
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E.
Alemannic tribes
The Alemannic tribes were a confederation of early Germanic peoples who settled in parts of what are now southwestern Germany, Switzerland, Alsace, and Austria, profoundly shaping the region’s language and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Germanic kingdoms Target entity description: The Germanic kingdoms were a group of successor states established by Germanic peoples in former Western Roman territories during Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages, including realms such as the Visigothic, Ostrogothic, Frankish, and Vandal kingdoms.
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A.
Germanic peoples
The Germanic peoples are a historical group of Indo-European tribes originating in Northern Europe, whose languages and cultures gave rise to modern nations such as Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and others.
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B.
Franks
The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes that rose to prominence in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, eventually forming the core of the Frankish Empire and laying foundations for modern France and Germany.
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C.
Kingdom of the Franks
The Kingdom of the Franks was a powerful early medieval Frankish realm in Western Europe that laid the foundations for modern France and Germany under dynasties such as the Merovingians and Carolingians.
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D.
West Germanic peoples
The West Germanic peoples were a major branch of the Germanic ethnic groups of early Europe, ancestral to modern Germans, English, Dutch, and several other Central and Western European populations.
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E.
Alemannic tribes
The Alemannic tribes were a confederation of early Germanic peoples who settled in parts of what are now southwestern Germany, Switzerland, Alsace, and Austria, profoundly shaping the region’s language and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical polity
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post-Roman kingdom ⓘ successor state ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
fusion of Roman and Germanic institutions
ⓘ
military aristocracy ⓘ personal kingship ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
formation of medieval European states
ⓘ
transition from Antiquity to Middle Ages ⓘ |
| demographicBasis | Germanic warrior elites ruling Roman provincial populations ⓘ |
| economy | agrarian economy ⓘ |
| emergedIn | former Western Roman Empire territories ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Germanic peoples ⓘ |
| followedBy | medieval European kingdoms ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Middle Ages
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Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| includes |
Burgundian Kingdom (early phase)
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surface form:
Burgundian Kingdom
Burgundian Kingdom (early phase) ⓘ
surface form:
Burgundian Kingdom in Gaul
Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Kingdom
Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Kingdom in Gaul
Kingdom of the Lombards ⓘ
surface form:
Lombard Kingdom
Kingdom of the Lombards ⓘ
surface form:
Lombard Kingdom in Italy
Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy
Kingdom of the Suebi ⓘ
surface form:
Suebi Kingdom
Vandal Kingdom ⓘ Vandal Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Vandalic Kingdom in North Africa
Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Visigothic Kingdom in Hispania
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| languageFamily | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
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| partOf |
Migration Period in Europe
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surface form:
Migration Period
|
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| region |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
Italian Peninsula ⓘ North Africa ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Barbarian kingdoms
ⓘ
post-Roman West ⓘ |
| religion |
Arianism
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surface form:
Arian Christianity
Germanic paganism ⓘ Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceOf | early medieval law codes ⓘ |
| timeEnd | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| timeStart | 5th century ⓘ |
| usedLegalSystem |
Germanic customary law
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Roman law traditions ⓘ |
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Subject: Germanic kingdoms Description of subject: The Germanic kingdoms were a group of successor states established by Germanic peoples in former Western Roman territories during Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages, including realms such as the Visigothic, Ostrogothic, Frankish, and Vandal kingdoms.
Referenced by (6)
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