One belonging to the pirate crews from among the Northmen, who plundered the coasts of Europe in the eighth, ninth, and tenth centuries. An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; often associated with fighting or other such shows of strength. Of, or pertaining to, or resembling, barbarians; rude; uncivilized; barbarous; as, barbarian governments or nations. A barbarian is a human who is perceived to be either uncivilized or primitive.
The designation is usually applied as a generalization based on a popular stereotype; barbarians can be members of any nation judged by some to be less civilized or orderly such as a tribal society but may also be part of a certain cultural group such as nomads or social class such as bandits both within and outside one's own nation. Published: 19 Jun, Viking noun One belonging to the pirate crews from among the Northmen, who plundered the coasts of Europe in the eighth, ninth, and tenth centuries.
Barbarian adjective Relating to people, countries or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior. Viking noun any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries.
Barbarian noun historical A non-Greek or a non-Roman. Barbarian noun An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; often associated with fighting or other such shows of strength. Barbarian noun derogatory Someone from a developing country or backward culture. Barbarian noun A warrior, clad in fur or leather, associated with sword and sorcery stories. Barbarian noun derogatory A person destitute of culture; a Philistine.
Barbarian noun A cruel, savage, brutal person; one without pity or humanity. Barbarian noun derogatory A foreigner, especially with barbaric qualities as in the above definitions. Barbarian noun A foreigner. Barbarian noun A man in a rude, savage, or uncivilized state. Barbarian noun A person destitute of culture. Barbarian noun A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or humanity. Barbarian adjective Of, or pertaining to, or resembling, barbarians; rude; uncivilized; barbarous; as, barbarian governments or nations.
Barbarian noun a member of an uncivilized people. Barbarian noun a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement. Barbarian A barbarian is a human who is perceived to be either uncivilized or primitive.
Viking Illustrations. Barbarian Illustrations. Popular Comparisons. During the winter of — Odoacer crossed the Danube and defeated the Rugi in their own territory. In his quest to destroy Odoacer, Zeno promised Theoderic the Great and his Ostrogoths the Italian peninsula if they were to defeat and remove Odoacer from power. On August 28, Odoacer met him at the Isonzo, only to be defeated. He withdrew to Verona, reaching its outskirts on September 27, where he immediately set up a fortified camp.
Theoderic followed him and three days later defeated him again. On August 11, , the armies of the two kings clashed on the Adda River. Odoacer was again defeated and forced back into Ravenna, where Theoderic besieged him. Ravenna proved to be invulnerable, surrounded by marshes and estuaries and easily supplied by small boats from its hinterlands, as Procopius later pointed out in his History. By this time, Odoacer had to have lost all hope of victory.
On August 29, , the Goths were about to assemble enough ships at Rimini to set up an effective blockade of Ravenna. Despite these decisive losses, the war dragged on until February 25, , when John, bishop of Ravenna, was able to negotiate a treaty between Theoderic and Odoacer that provided for them to occupy Ravenna together and rule jointly.
After a three-year siege, Theoderic entered the city on March 5. Odoacer was dead ten days later, slain by Theoderic while they shared a meal. Theoderic the Great was the King of the Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy after defeating the first barbarian king, Odoacer; he ruled Italy in its most peaceful and prosperous period since Valentinian until his death in Theoderic the Great — was king of the Ostrogoths — , ruler of Italy — , regent of the Visigoths — , and a patricius of the Roman Empire.
Theoderic was born in Pannonia in , after his people had defeated the Huns at the Battle of Nedao. Theoderic grew up as a hostage in Constantinople, received a privileged education, and succeeded his father as leader of the Pannonian Ostrogoths in Settling his people in lower Moesia, Theoderic came into conflict with Thracian Ostrogoths led by Theodoric Strabo, whom he eventually supplanted, uniting their peoples in Emperor Zeno subsequently gave Theoderic the title of Patrician and the office of Magister militum master of the soldiers , and even appointed him Roman Consul.
Seeking further gains, Theoderic frequently ravaged the provinces of the Eastern Roman Empire, eventually threatening Constantinople itself. In , Emperor Zeno ordered Theoderic to overthrow the German Foederatus Odoacer, who had likewise been made Patrician and even King of Italy, but who had since betrayed Zeno, supporting the rebellious Leontius.
After a victorious three-year war, Theoderic killed Odoacer with his own hands, settled his , to , people in Italy, and founded an Ostrogothic Kingdom based in Ravenna. While he promoted separation between the Arian Ostrogoths and the Roman population, Theoderic stressed the importance of racial harmony, though intermarriage was outlawed.
Seeking to restore the glory of Ancient Rome, he ruled Italy in its most peaceful and prosperous period since Valentinian until his death in Memories of his reign made him a hero of German legend as Dietrich von Bern. At the time, the Ostrogoths were settled in Byzantine territory as foederati allies of the Romans, but were becoming restless and increasingly difficult for Zeno to manage. Not long after Theoderic became king, he and Zeno worked out an arrangement beneficial to both sides.
The Ostrogoths needed a place to live, and Zeno was having serious problems with Odoacer, the King of Italy who had come to power in Ostensibly a viceroy for Zeno, Odoacer was menacing Byzantine territory and not respecting the rights of Roman citizens in Italy. Theoderic came with his army to Italy in , where he won the battles of Isonzo and Verona in and the battle at the Adda in In he took Ravenna.
On February 2, , Theoderic and Odoacer signed a treaty that assured both parties would rule over Italy. A banquet was organized in order to celebrate this treaty. It was at this banquet that Theoderic, after making a toast, drew his sword and struck Odoacer on the collarbone, killing him. Like Odoacer, Theoderic was ostensibly only a viceroy for the emperor in Constantinople. In reality, he was able to avoid imperial supervision, and dealings between the emperor and Theoderic were as relations between equals.
Unlike Odoacer, however, Theoderic respected the agreement he had made and allowed Roman citizens within his kingdom to be subject to Roman law and the Roman judicial system. The Goths, meanwhile, lived under their own laws and customs. In , when a mob burned down the synagogues of Ravenna, Theoderic ordered the town to rebuild them at its own expense. Theoderic the Great sought alliances with, or hegemony over, the other Germanic kingdoms in the West.
He allied with the Franks by his marriage to Audofleda, sister of Clovis I, and married his own female relatives to princes or kings of the Visigoths, Vandals, and Burgundians. He stopped the Vandals from raiding his territories by threatening the weak Vandal king Thrasamund with invasion, and sent a guard of 5, troops with his sister Amalafrida when she married Thrasamund in For much of his reign, Theoderic was the de facto king of the Visigoths as well, becoming regent for the infant Visigothic king, his grandson Amalaric, following the defeat of Alaric II by the Franks under Clovis in The Franks were able to wrest control of Aquitaine from the Visigoths, but otherwise Theoderic was able to defeat their incursions.
The western—eastern division was a simplification and a literary device of 6th-century historians; political realities were more complex. Both tribes had variable relations with Rome throughout their history, ranging from direct conflict to treaties and mutual support. He had married off his daughter Amalasuntha to the Visigoth Eutharic, but Eutharic died in August or , so no lasting dynastic connection of Ostrogoths and Visigoths was established.
Theoderic retaliated by invading the Burgundian kingdom and then annexing its southern part, probably in Theoderic was planning an expedition to restore his power over the Vandal kingdom when he died in After his death in Ravenna in , Theoderic was succeeded by his grandson Athalaric. Athalaric was at first represented by his mother Amalasuntha, who was a regent queen from until The kingdom of the Ostrogoths, however, began to wane and was conquered by Justinian I starting after the rebellion of and finally ending in with the Battle of Mons Lactarius.
Vikings originated in Scandinavia and raided, traded, explored, and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic islands. Illustrate how Viking ships were an integral part of Viking culture, influencing trade and warfare. Vikings were Norse seafarers who originated in Scandinavia and raided, traded, explored, and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic islands.
The period from the earliest recorded raids in the s until the Norman conquest of England in is commonly known as the Viking Age of Scandinavian history. Vikings used the Norwegian Sea and Baltic Sea for sea routes to the south. There have been several archaeological finds of Viking ships of all sizes, providing knowledge of the craftsmanship that went into building them. There were many types of Viking ships, built according to their intended uses, though the most iconic type is probably the longship.
Longships were intended for warfare and exploration, designed for speed and agility, and equipped with oars to complement the sail, making navigation independent of the wind possible. Longships were the epitome of Scandinavian naval power at the time, and were highly valued possessions. Model of a Viking longship: Model of the Gokstad ship. Dendrochronological dating suggests that the ship was built around AD.
Ships were an integral part of Viking culture. The battles are full of squelchy goodness, as are the many beheadings, immolations, whippings, crucifixions and axe fights. If the idea of a man eating a set of severed human testicles to celebrate a victory is a turn-off, then you should probably turn it off. Praise Wodan. And did I mention? Folkwin Wolfspeer.
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