Visigoths
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.3|Detail of the votive crown of [[Recceswinth from the Treasure of Guarrazar (Toledo, Spain), hanging in Madrid. The hanging letters spell [R]ECCESVINTHVS REX OFFERET [King R. offers this].]]
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The Visigoths were a Germanic people who ruled much of the Iberian Peninsula and parts of southern Gaul during the early medieval period, leaving behind artifacts like ornate royal crowns that demonstrate their sophisticated culture and craftsmanship. They matter to history because they represent an important chapter in medieval European development and their artistic legacy, such as the votive crown shown here, provides valuable evidence of their society and religious practices.
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Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Visigoths
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Visigothi
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- la
- Ethnic group.image
- Visigothic - Pair of Eagle Fibula - Walters 54421, 54422 - Group.jpg
- Ethnic group.image_caption
- The eagles represented on these fibulae from the 6th century, and found in Tierra de Barros (Badajoz), were a popular symbol among the Goths in Spain.
- Ethnic group.languages
- Gothic
- Ethnic group.religions
- Gothic paganism, Arianism, Nicene Christianity, Roman paganism
- Ethnic group.related_groups
- Ostrogoths, Crimean Goths, Vandals, Gepids
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20 sectionsContents
- Nomenclature: Vesi, Tervingi, Visigoths
- Etymology of Tervingi and Vesi/Visigothi
- History
- Early origins
- Contact with Rome
- War with Rome (376–382)
- Reign of Alaric I
- Visigothic Kingdom
- Genetics
- Culture
- Law
- Religion
- Architecture
- Goldsmithery
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|upright=1.3|Detail of the votive crown of [[Recceswinth from the Treasure of Guarrazar (Toledo, Spain), hanging in Madrid. The hanging letters spell [R]ECCESVINTHVS REX OFFERET [King R. offers this].]]
The Visigoths (; ) were a Gothic people who emerged in the Balkans during late antiquity. Likely descended from the Thervingi who entered the Roman Empire in 376 and defeated the Romans at the Battle of Adrianople (378), they were first united under Alaric I (395–410), whose forces alternately fought and allied with Rome before famously sacking the city in 410.