THE GERMANIC TRIBEBy Chris Kirkwood

Focus Question How did the Germanic Tribe’s culture

effect Europe and who were they?

Who Were They They were a northern European tribe split

into several groups Their language is called Proto-Germanic Also known as the Goths and Vandals. They could be very war like.

Where Did They Live They were started in northern Europe Used to live in Denmark, Sweden,

Norway, and Germany They also invaded Illyrian and Celtic land

Germanic Expansion Map

The Goths The ancient Goths were a barbarian

Germanic tribe who terrorized Romans and were always on the move

They sacked many Roman cities Then the name Gothic in the became an

art style that was considered a poor style because Romans didn’t like Goths

In the 18th century, Gothic became a writing style that used elements of horror.

Now Gothic is a style of dressing using lots of black

The Vandals The Vandals were a Germanic tribe who

also terrorized Romans In 455, the Vandals raided and destroyed

Rome 100 years later, the Vandals were

conquered by the Byzantine Empire.

A Map With The Vandals and other Tribes

Roman Affect The Romans expanded a lot They invaded some Germanic

territory In the Migration Era, most

Germanics were on the move because of the Romans

Romans were more advanced and wealthy, so they won most conflicts

Romans also didn’t like the Germanic culture

The Vandals, a Germanic tribe, eventually brought the downfall of Rome.

4 Main Germanic Gods Wodanaz Punraz Teiwaz Nerbuz

Equivilent of The Names In Other Languages

Wodanaz Greek= Hermes Norse= Odin Punraz = Greek= Ares Norse= Tyr Teiwaz=Roman= Jupiter Norse= Thor

Nerbuz Norse= Njord, Roman= Terra

God’s Abilities Teiwaz was the same as Zeus. They have

the same powers. Thor, has slightly different powers because in one myth, he brought a ram back from the dead. In the Greek, Zeus cant do that.

Wodanaz is the Norse equal of Odin, the king of the gods and god of poetry. But in Greek, Hermes is equal to Wodanaz, but Hermes isn't a king, or the god of poetry.

More God’s Abilities Punraz is equal to Ares in Greek, and Tyr

in Norse. All of them are gods of war. Nerbuz is equal to the Norse god Njord,

and the Greek god Gaia. Njord is the god of strength, Gaia is the Earth. They all represent strength.

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Peter Mackenzie. peter.mackenzie.org. Web. 24 Feb 2012.

“ Gothic Army”. Photograph. Angelmilitarymodels.co.uk. Web. 24 Feb 2012.

Kulikowski, Michael. “ Where did the Goths come from?”. 24 Feb 2012.

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Still More Citations “caveman-confused-thumb142”.

Photograph. Dreamstime.com. Dreamstime. 28 Feb 2012. Web.

“Zeus (undated drawing)”. Photograph. Atheism.about.com. About.com. 28 Feb 2012. Web.