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page 1Irminones

Suebi
thumb|500px|Approximate positions of some major Suebi peoples in the early 2nd century, in purple
thumb|Osterby Man from northern Germany showing a [[Suebian knot, dated beween 75 and 130 AD]]

Cherusci
thumb|right|400px|The Roman Empire under [[Hadrian (r.117–138), showing the former location of the Cherusci in northwestern Germany]]
The Cherusci were a Germanic tribe that inhabited parts of the plains and forests of northwestern Germania in the area of the Weser River and present-day Hanover during the first centuries BCE and CE. Roman sources reported they considered themselves kin with other Irmino tribes and claimed common descent from an ancestor called Mannus.

Chatti
thumb|450px|The approximate positions of some Germanic peoples reported by Graeco-Roman authors in 9 BC.

Hermunduri
thumb|400px|Approximate positions of some major Suebi peoples in the early 2nd century, in purple

Irminones
thumb|300px|The approximate positions of some Germanic peoples reported by Graeco-Roman authors, Suevian peoples in red, and other Irminones in purple
The Irminones, also referred to as Herminones or Hermiones (), were a large group of early Germanic tribes settling in the Elbe watershed and by the first century AD expanding into Bavaria, Swabia, and Bohemia. This included the large sub-group of the Suevi, that itself contained many different tribal groups, but the Irminones also included for example the Chatti.