Encyclopedia - 1st Century: Encyclopedia - 1st Century
The 1st century was that century which lasted from 1 AD to 100 AD, or from 0 to 99 in a more scientific notation (using a year zero), as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vistula: Encyclopedia - Vistula
The Vistula (Polish: Wisła) is the longest river in Poland. It is 1,047 kilometers (678 miles) long and drains about 192,000 square kilo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vandals: Encyclopedia - Vandals
The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that entered the late Roman Empire during the 5th century and created a state in North Africa, ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vandals: Encyclopedia Ii - Vandals - History
The Vandals were divided in two tribal groups, the Silingi and the Hasdingi. The Silingi lived in an area recorded for centuries as Magna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gothiscandza: Encyclopedia Ii - Gothiscandza - History And Linguistics
In the 1st century AD, the mouth of the Vistula was indicated as the land of the Gutones (Pliny the Elder) or Gothones (Tacitus): Beyond...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oium: Encyclopedia Ii - Oium - Jordanes
Oium - Settlement. Jordanes relates that their king Filimer lead the Goths searching for suitable lands and when they found Oium they w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chernyakhov Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Chernyakhov Culture - Formation
The archaeological record shows that the population of the Wielbark culture had settled in the area and mixed with the previous populatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vistula: Encyclopedia Ii - Vistula - History
It is not known whether the name Vistula is Indo-European or pre-Indo-European. The name was first recorded by Pliny in AD 77 in his Natu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geat: Encyclopedia Ii - Geat - History
The earliest mention of the Geats may appear in Ptolemy (2nd century A.D.), where they are referred to as Goutai. In the 6th century, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gothiscandza: Encyclopedia Ii - Gothiscandza - Archaeology
In the 1st century a new culture appeared at the mouth of the Vistula, called the Wielbark Culture replacing the local Oksywie culture. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geat: Encyclopedia Ii - Geat - On Geats And Goths
Geatas was originally Proto-Germanic *Gautoz and Goths and Gutar were *Gutaniz. *Gautoz and *Gutaniz are two ablaut grades of a Proto-Ger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geat: Encyclopedia Ii - Geat - On Gautar And Geatas
The generally accepted identification between the Götar and Gautar as the Geatas of Beowulf is mainly based on the observation that the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vistula: Encyclopedia Ii - Vistula - Towns And Tributaries
Vistula - Towns and tributaries. Biała Wisełka Vistula valley east of Toruń Vistula flooding south of Warsaw, 2004 Bridge across the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vistula: Encyclopedia Ii - Vistula - Navigation
The Vistula is navigable, but over large parts of its course the standards do not entirely meet the requirements of modern inland navigat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vandals: Encyclopedia Ii - Vandals - Origins
The Vandals were first identified with Przeworsk culture in the 19th century [citation needed]. Controversy surrounds potential connectio...   » Read the article