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The '''Hasdingi''' were the southern tribes of the [[Vandals]], an [[East Germanic tribe]]. They lived in areas of today's southern [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]] and [[Hungary]]. They were part of the migratory movements of the Vandals, into the [[Iberian peninsula]] and later on to [[North Africa]]. |
The '''Hasdingi''' were the southern tribes of the [[Vandals]], an [[East Germanic tribe]]. They lived in areas of today's southern [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]] and [[Hungary]]. They were part of the migratory movements of the Vandals, into the [[Iberian peninsula]] and later on to [[North Africa]]. |
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In 409 they settled as [[foederati]] in [[Gallaecia]] (today [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] and the north of [[Portugal]]). |
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[[Gunderic]], king of the Hasdingi, lost his kingdom to king [[Hermeric]] of the [[Suebi]] after a battle against an allied force of Suebi and [[Roman Empire|Romans]]. He fled to [[Baetica]] with his army where he became king of the [[Silingi]] Vandals and of the [[Alans]]. |
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The Hasdingi were the southern tribes of the Vandals, an East Germanic tribe. They lived in areas of today's southern Poland, Slovakia and Hungary. They were part of the migratory movements of the Vandals, into the Iberian peninsula and later on to North Africa.
In 409 they settled as foederati in Gallaecia (today Galicia and the north of Portugal).
Gunderic, king of the Hasdingi, lost his kingdom to king Hermeric of the Suebi after a battle against an allied force of Suebi and Romans. He fled to Baetica with his army where he became king of the Silingi Vandals and of the Alans.
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See also
- Haddingjar, who appear to be late reflections of the Hasdingi in Norse mythology.
- Migrations period
- Silingi
- The western Alans and Vandals
- Timeline of Germanic kingdoms
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