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The '''Hasdingi''' were the southern tribes of the [[Vandals]], an [[Germanic peoples|East Germanic tribe]]. They lived in areas of today's southern [[Poland]], [[western Ukraine]], [[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 [[Germanic peoples|East Germanic tribe]]. They lived in areas of today's southern [[Poland]], [[western Ukraine]], [[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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The Hasdingi [[Crossing of the Rhine|crossed]] the [[Rhine]] into [[Gaul]] in 406 AD, although their king [[Godegisel]] [[Battle of Mainz (406)|lost his life in battle]] against the [[Franks]] during the crossing. The Hasdingi settled as [[foederati]] in [[Gallaecia]] (today [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Asturias]] and the north of [[Portugal]]) along with the [[Suebi]].in 409 AD. |
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[[Gunderic]], king of the Hasdingi, lost his kingdom to king [[Hermeric]] of the Suebi after the [[Battle of the Nervasos Mountains]] against an allied force of Suebi and [[Roman Empire|Romans]] in 419. He fled to [[Baetica]] with his army where he also became king of the [[Silingi]] Vandals and of the [[Alans]]. Gunderic was succeeded by his brother [[Genseric]] in 428 AD, who subsequently fled from Iberia to [[North Africa]] where he established a [[Vandal Kingdom|kingdom]] at [[Carthage]]. |
[[Gunderic]], king of the Hasdingi, lost his kingdom to king [[Hermeric]] of the Suebi after the [[Battle of the Nervasos Mountains]] against an allied force of Suebi and [[Roman Empire|Romans]] in 419. He fled to [[Baetica]] with his army where he also became king of the [[Silingi]] Vandals and of the [[Alans]]. Gunderic was succeeded by his brother [[Genseric]] in 428 AD, who subsequently fled from Iberia to [[North Africa]] where he established a [[Vandal Kingdom|kingdom]] at [[Carthage]]. |
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Revision as of 21:09, 15 December 2014
The Hasdingi were the southern tribes of the Vandals, an East Germanic tribe. They lived in areas of today's southern Poland, western Ukraine, 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 crossed the Rhine into Gaul in 406 AD, although their king Godegisel lost his life in battle against the Franks during the crossing. The Hasdingi settled as foederati in Gallaecia (today Galicia, Asturias and the north of Portugal) along with the Suebi.in 409 AD.
Gunderic, king of the Hasdingi, lost his kingdom to king Hermeric of the Suebi after the Battle of the Nervasos Mountains against an allied force of Suebi and Romans in 419. He fled to Baetica with his army where he also became king of the Silingi Vandals and of the Alans. Gunderic was succeeded by his brother Genseric in 428 AD, who subsequently fled from Iberia to North Africa where he established a kingdom at Carthage.
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
References
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