Middle Ages Exam 01: Four More Germanic Kingdoms

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Four More Germanic Kingdoms
1. The Ostrogoths

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• Settled in Byzantine Territory

• Theodoric The Great was King
o Did not respect Roman Rights

• Zeno made a deal
o You stop making trouble
o I give you permission to invade Odeacer’s Kingdom

• Theodoric Attacked
o Successfully captured Ravenna

• Odoacer & Theodoric made a treaty
o Killed Odoacer at banquet

• Kingdom lasted 61 year

• Destroyed by Byzantine Emperor
o Justinian I

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Four More Germanic Kingdoms
2. The Vandals

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• 300 Ad migrated to Western Europe

• From Norgway, Sweden, Denmark

• Fought with Goth, Franks, Romans

• When over Pyrenees Mountains

• War with Visigoths – Lost

• Crossed Strait of Gibraltar
o Conquered Carthage

• Made Kingdom

• Attached Europe – Sacked Rome 455

• Pillaged Mediterranean next 80 years

• Destroyed by Justinian’s general Belisarius 533

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Four More Germanic Kingdoms
3. The Lombards

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• From Northern Scandinavia

• Came to Italy in 568
o After Justinian wiped out Ostrogoths

• Lased over 200 year
o Attempted to Central Italy & Spread Christian Arianism

• Charlemagne defeated them in 774

• Still a place called “Lombardy” in Italy

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Four More Germanic Kingdoms
4. The Angles & the Saxons

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• Came to Britain and took it from the Romans around 450

• Made War with Celts

• Drove them Out
o Killed 50% of inhabitants

• Two Tribes became one
o Called Anglo - Saxons

• Lots of Kingdom across England
o Where at War with Each other

• The 4 significant Kingdoms
o Kent
o Mercia
o Wessex King Alfred the Great
 Knew how to write
o Northumbria King Athestand
 United England in 926