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Elbe Germanic peoples

Also known as Elbe Germans, Irminones

The Elbe Germanic peoples are a group of early Germanic peoples defined by archaeologists and historians in the Elbe basin, broadly matching the Irminones of Roman writers. They included Suebian peoples such as the Semnones, Hermunduri and Marcomanni. Migrating south and west, some of them formed the Alemanni and later the Bavarians and Lombards.

Elbe Germanic peoples
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HermunduriAlemanni

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Elbe Germanic peoples. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/elbe-germanic-peoples
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“Elbe Germanic peoples.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/elbe-germanic-peoples. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Elbe Germanic peoples.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/elbe-germanic-peoples.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Elbe Germanic peoples’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/elbe-germanic-peoples (Accessed: ).

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