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Germans

Rach Ch. 17 Germans

TermDefinition
Clans group based on family ties
Chieftan clan leader
Blood-Feuds quarrels between families
Oath-Helpers people who swore that the accused was truthful
Ordeals severe trial
Wergeld fines
Tunics garments similar to long shirts
Vandalism willful destruction of property
Oath-Taking truth
Wodan German's chief god. god of war, poetry, learning, and magic
Atilla led attack by Huns, "little daddy"
Theodoric leader of East Goths
Visigoths 1)West Goths. 2)asked the Roman emperor for protection. 3)defeated the Romans at the battle of Adrianople in 378.
Ostrogoths 1)East Goths. 2)Huns conquered them. 3)lived in the Balkan Peninsula.
Thor Wodan's son. god of war and thunder
Valhalla hall where the warriors would feast and fight forever
Huns group that attacked the Ostrogoths and the Visigoths in the late 300's
Alaric chieftan
Vandals 1)Germanic group. 2)became pirates, and attacked cities along Mediterranean coast. 3)they attacked and burned Rome in 455. 4)finally returned to North Africa.
Law (Germans) 1)Germans believed it came from the people. 2)Germans based their laws on the customs of their ancestors. 3)Germans memorized their laws and passed them from parent-child. 4)German rulers could not change a law unless the people approved. 5)set up courts.
Law (Romans) 1) they believed that law came from the emperor
Odoacer 1)German general. 2)took control in 476. 3)ruled the western empire in his own name for almost 15 years. 4)
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