Hermunduri

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The Hermunduri were an ancient Germanic tribe, traditionally associated with the Elbe region and later Thuringia, known from Roman historical sources.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hermunduri canonical 4
Hermundurians 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Germanic tribe
historical ethnic group
archaeologicalAssociation central Germanic archaeological cultures
climateRegion temperate Europe
conflictWith Chatti
continentalRegion Central Europe
culture Germanic
economy agriculture
animal husbandry
trade
ethnicity Germanic
geographicFeature Elbe River
linked to: Elbe

Saale River region
historicalCategory Elbe Germanic peoples
tribes of Germania
interactedWith Roman Empire
knownFor control of routes to the Elbe
trade across the Roman frontier
knownFrom Roman historical sources
languageFamily Germanic languages
laterRegion Thuringia
mentionedBy Cassius Dio
Pliny the Elder
Tacitus
militaryType infantry-based warband
modernCountryTerritory Germany
nameVariant Hermundurians
linked to: Hermunduri
neighboringTribe Chatti
Cherusci
Marcomanni
Quadi
partOfLargerGroup Suebi
politicalOrganization chiefdoms
politicalStatus independent tribe
possibleSuccessorGroup Thuringians
region Elbe region
linked to: Elbe Valley region

central Germany
relatedGroup other Suebi tribes
religion Germanic paganism
romanNameForm Hermunduri
socialOrganization tribal society
sourceType classical historiography
status extinct ethnic group
timePeriod 1st century CE
2nd century CE
Roman Imperial period
linked to: Roman Empire
tradeRelations Roman Empire

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Irminones descendedInto Hermunduri
Irminones hasSubgroup Hermunduri
Hermunduri romanNameForm Hermunduri
Hermunduri nameVariant Hermundurians
linked to: Hermunduri