Also referred to as Herminones, Hermiones, Elbe Germans (Irminonen, sometimes called Elb-Germanen in German), a Germanic proto-tribe or cultural group.

The name Irminones comes from Tacitus’s Germania (98 CE) who categorized them as one of the tribes of Mannus. Other West Germanic proto-tribes were the Ingvaeones and Istvaeones. Gaius Cornelius Tacitus Publius or Gaius Cornelius Tacitus (ca. ... The Germania (Latin title: De Origine et situ Germanorum), written by Gaius Cornelius Tacitus around 98, is an ethnographic work on the diverse set of Germanic tribes outside the Roman Empire. ... Mannus was a mythological character from whom a number of Germanic tribes were descended. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... Also referred to as Ingaevones, North Sea Germans (Ingwäonen, Nordsee-Germanen in German). ... The Istvaeones (also called Istaevones, Istriaones, Istriones, Sthraones, Thracones, Rhine Germans or Weser-Rhine Germans (Istwäonen, Weser-Rhein-Germanen in German)) were a West Germanic cultural group or proto-tribe. ...

The shores of Codanus sinus, in red, with its many islands in green

Pomponius Mela writes in his Description of the World (III.3.31) in reference to the Kattegat and the waters surrounding the Danish isles (see the Codanus sinus): Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Pomponius Mela, who wrote around AD 43, was the earliest Roman geographer. ... The Baltic Sea The Kattegat, or Kattegatt, is a bay of the North Sea and a continuation of the Skagerrak, bounded by Denmark and Sweden. ... Codanus sinus with its many islands The Codanus sinus is the vague area described by Pomponius Mela, as a great bay located to the north of Germany, among whose many islands was one, Codanovia, of pre-eminent size; this name reappears in Pliny the Elders work as Scatinavia. ...

On the bay are the Cimbri and the Teutoni; farther on, the farthest people of Germania, the Hermiones.

Mela then begins to speak of the Scythians. The migrations of the Teutons and the Cimbri The Cimbri were a people who lived in ancient Europe. ... This entry is about the Teutonic people, not to be confused with the Teutonic Knights. ... Germania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Scythia was an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by people probably speaking Indo-Iranian languages, known as the Scythians. ...

Pliny's Natural History (4.100) claims that the Irminones include the Suebi, Hermunduri, Chatti, and Cherusci. Gaius Plinius Secundus, (23–79) better known as Pliny the Elder, was an ancient author and Natural philosopher of some importance who wrote Naturalis Historia. ... The Suebi or Suevi were a Germanic people whose origin was near the Baltic Sea . ... An ancient tribe of Germanic people who occupied the area around what is now Thuringia, Saxony, and Northern Bavaria, from roughly around 1 AD, to 400 AD. -Alternate spellings: Hermunduri, Hermunduli, Hermonduri, Hermonduli ... The Chatti (also Catti) were an ancient Germanic tribe settled in central and northern Hesse and southern Lower Saxony, along the upper reaches of the Weser river and in the valleys and mountains of the Eder, Fulda and Werra river regions, a district approximately corresponding to Hesse-Cassel, though probably... The Cherusci were a Germanic tribe inhabiting the Rhine valley and the plains and forests of northwestern Germany (between near modern Osnabrück and Hanover) during the 1st century BC and 1st century CE. They were first allies and then enemies of Rome. ...

In Nennius the name Mannus and his three sons appear in corrupted form, the ancestor of the Irminones appearing as Armenon. His sons here are Gothus, Valagothus/Balagothus, Cibidus, Burgundus, and Longobardus from whence come the Goths, Valagoths/Balagoths, Cibidi, Burgundians and Lombards. Nennius, or Nemnivus, is the name of two shadowy personages traditionally associated with the history of Wales. ... Mannus was a mythological character from whom a number of Germanic tribes were descended. ... Irmin was the god of war of the Saxons. ... Invasion of the Goths: a late 19th century painting by O. Fritsche portrays the Goths as cavalrymen. ... The Vagoths were a Germanic tribe mentioned by Jordanes. ... The Burgundians or Burgundes were an East Germanic tribe which may have emigrated from Scandinavia to the island of Bornholm, whose old form in Old Norse still was Burgundarholmr (the Island of the Burgundians), and from here to mainland Europe. ... The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, from which the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Scandinavia that entered the late Roman Empire. ...

They may have differentiated into the tribes Alamanni, Hermunduri, Marcomanni, Quadi, Suebi) circa 10 CE. At this time the Suebi, Marcomanni and Quadi had moved southwest into the area of modern day Bavaria and Swabia. In 8 BCE, the Marcomanni and Quadi drove the Boii out of Bohemia. The Alamanni, Allemanni or Alemanni, were an alliance of warbands formed from Germanic tribes, first mentioned by Dio Cassius when they fought Caracalla in 213. ... An ancient tribe of Germanic people who occupied the area around what is now Thuringia, Saxony, and Northern Bavaria, from roughly around 1 AD, to 400 AD. -Alternate spellings: Hermunduri, Hermunduli, Hermonduri, Hermonduli ... The Marcomanni were a Germanic people, probably related to the Suebi or Suevi. ... The Quadi were a smaller Germanic tribe, about which little definitive information is known. ... The Suebi or Suevi were a Germanic people whose origin was near the Baltic Sea . ... The Suebi or Suevi were a Germanic people whose origin was near the Baltic Sea . ... The Marcomanni were a Germanic people, probably related to the Suebi or Suevi. ... The Quadi were a smaller Germanic tribe, about which little definitive information is known. ... With an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Swabia (German: Schwaben) is both a historic and linguistic region in Germany. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC - 0s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 13 BC 12 BC 11 BC 10 BC 9 BC - 8 BC - 7 BC 6 BC 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC Births... Boii is a name for 3 ancient Celtic tribes living in: Transalpine Gaul, modern France Cisalpine Gaul, or northern Italy Bohemia, Moravia and western Slovakia The European region of Bohemia most likely derives its name from the early Celtic people known as the Boii. ... Bohemia For the place in the USA, see Bohemia, New York. ...

The term Suebi is usually applied to all the groups that moved into this area, though later in history (ca. 200 CE) the term Alamanni (meaning "all-men") became more commonly applied to the group. This became the basis for the French name for Germany and the Germans. The Suebi or Suevi were a Germanic people whose origin was near the Baltic Sea . ... The Alamanni, Allemanni or Alemanni, were an alliance of warbands formed from Germanic tribes, first mentioned by Dio Cassius when they fought Caracalla in 213. ...