East Germanic Tribes - Groups

Groups

Groups identified as East Germanic tribes include:

  • Bastarnae
  • Burgundians
  • Goths
    • Thervings
    • Greuthungs
    • Visigoths
    • Ostrogoths
    • Crimean Goths
    • Gepids
  • Rugians
  • Scirii
  • Vandals
  • Heruli

Traditionally the Lombards were classified as East Germanic, however, the Lombardic language is now considered by many specialists to be close to Old High German, especially its Upper German dialects, which would make a classification as West rather than East Germanic more sensible.

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