Visigoths
The Visigoths (Western Goths) were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe (the Ostrogoths were the other). Both were among the loosely-defined Germanic tribes that fought the Roman Empire during the Migration Period.
Most famously, a Visigothic force, led by King Alaric I, succeeded in storming Rome in 410 AD. Later Visigothic kings ruled southern Gaul, and Hispania after they had taken it from the Alans and the Vandals.
After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the Visigoths played a major role in southwestern Europe for another 250 years and adopted Roman culture and clothing.
Visigoths Media
Detail of the votive crown of Reccesuinth from the Treasure of Guarrazar (Toledo, Spain), hanging in Madrid. The hanging letters spell [R]ECCESVINTHVS REX OFFERET [King R. offers this].[a]
Historical map of Europe in 305 CE, with modern borders.*<<< previous*next >>>
Gutthiuda[source?]
Europe at the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD
Greatest extent of the Visigothic kingdom of Toulouse in light and dark orange, c. 500. From 585 to 711 Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo in dark orange, green and white (Hispania)
Visigothic Hispania and its regional divisions in 700, before the Muslim conquest
Capital from the Visigothic church of San Pedro de la Nave, province of Zamora
San Pedro de la Nave, a Visigothic church in Zamora, Spain
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Other websites
- Visigothic Law Code: text. The preface was written in 1908 and should be read with reservations.
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