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1664: AnUmiu*. lt 

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Ittilirn ; Miuco 



Sutri. From the country east !' the Blac 

 twccn 'lu .-uilii' aiul the Alp- 



\vhich .:'."... the Quadi and tin 1 Hermmul 

 'ikevrbe meant, tpmd over < i-.d and forced tli 

 Spun .narie or Herm. 



became muter of Poilugal, Galicia, ;;'.'.l the v, . 

 of Asturias, ajul Leon : i . near the 



i of tin- Mifio, now a sin i Ilivtaiia. 



Ilia suooemn were iudcpciid- ~> the 



.me snbjc ig of the Yi>i- 



icir laws have not In They were 



at first Catholics, but ki. -iiiiul (401) pr. 



Arianisra ; Theodemir (Ariamir returned to the Catholic 

 faith in THil. 



. This name, which was known to Ta 

 comprises various tribes of Teutonic Slavonian 



origin, who lived in F.nstern Pm I'omcrauia. The 



were subject to the Teutonic Vandal 

 are often confounded with the Wcmls (Vcnedi). who 

 wards occupied the country of the Vandals. The Van, 1. 

 their hour lofthc fourth century, and apart 



of them, alter a sojourn in Pannonia, traversed Germany 

 and Gaul, and founded the Vandal kingdom in Si 

 R)!). In 417 they subjugated the Alani. who liad also set- 

 tled in Spain. 1. ' liytlu Visi-Gothsto 



abandon this country, and they went over to Africa. Their 

 king Genscric or Geiseric took Carl' all Mauri- 



tania. and the islands of Sardinia, t 

 and the western part of Sicily- On the 12th July. -I.Vi. 

 they plundered Rome, and their name became proverbial 

 t of the most barbarous among the barbarians. Their 

 kingdom lasted till ~>'.\~>, when it was destroyed by Bclisa- 

 riui, and became a part of the Byzantine empire. All the 

 names of the Vandal kings are Teutonic, and resemble 

 of the Gothic ting*, a fact which proves that how- 

 ever numerous ' ire among them, the Teu- 



tonic tribes were the ruling nation. Their name is visible 

 in that of the province of Andalusia or Vandalusia. 

 pencordt, ' 



i .] The Longobards lived on the 



richt bank of the Lower, Elbe, and afterwards on the leit 



f this river, near Liineburg ami Brunswick: in lan- 



! person ! Tilled their neighbours the 



.s a strong body of whom appeared with them in 



Italy. Before they invaded Italy they had lived in the 



i'pper Hungary, in Pannonia, and in 



Noricura (4U4-'rM)8). Their king Alboin subjugated the 



Gepidae in Transylvania (5(i3'.'i. and in ."08 he conquered. 



Hie greater part oi' Italy. Their last national king. 



derius, wa- MI' his tluone by Charlemagne (774 !, 



who assumed the title of king of the LongobardU : but the 



J/ongobar i "iMiiutinn nor theirestates; 



the only change was in the reigning dynasty. 



When the Longobards were subjugated hy the Kranks, 

 they had posse- laws lor 1:) years. Tli 



colic. :- i;i UKt. Ti ' 



. l.llitprai 



7l:i and 721 : t!i.> I in 7Ki, and tli 



Aiitulf in 7-~>4. heads of Roman 



law concerning pic ion. (Mi. 



'.. torn. i.. p. 2: and especially Hier 

 zressu Z/'_ 

 i., p. irx), 



These are the Teutonic nations that founded permanent 

 kingdoms within the limits of the Roman eingiiie. l'.\e< pt 

 the Alcmanni. the vail eaflM in contact wUhapopulatiop,the 

 educated part of which was entirely Romanized, ultl 

 except Italy and some parts of the tout h of Spain and 

 the inhnhitants of I! 



1'V the Teutonic invaders. 



(Kauriel, Hint. </ ' .n\.\.) The poli- 



: world 



rested on two great principle*. 



Tti LWS were not ( 



but penonal : a Frank wa i !n.\. 



a Hurgnndiaii after 

 This principle being applied also to Uiu K 



to a double legislation, < 



and ti 







"I llO Kt> !' '|1 II! lit- 



iding a n;;i 



,ed nation. 



the niiister 1 which he 



:.om the Romii 

 l their T. 



. the kings had m* 



tary duties. Ti,. 



to wliich 



sent ; and they did h. 

 were > 

 Romans, tli 

 civilized nation : 

 emperors, and v. 

 lute i 

 privali 



vineial adi. ,i, wliich v. 



tine :; ie.1 his svuv 



varioi. 

 compl 



coiKiucrors lived 

 had a dunhle ndinim 



and the other for the 'ion. But i 



much confusion froi:i 



of the Roman administration, and to govern in f! 

 way, ii 'ho names of 1! public fuin 



were Roman. The first functionary in each ] 

 the Krankish kingdom was the Dux, who had tli 

 military co.: 



judge. The second was t! 



and director of all affairs concerning taxes and the re-, 

 of the liscu:.. !' 



Dux and the Comes were conferred upon one person, who 

 is sometimes styled 1) MU-. 



The fate of the V. 



of the Rom;, ,1 into the 



private service of the kins, and ; portion of their 



on condition of obedience to him. The ; 

 owners belonged to this class, which had tli, 



.mi coiuivae r i p.ut, the Roin.ini 



possessores.' remained in po.^.\s^ioii of theii 



il to pay taxes for them, a duty from which tin: 

 conqueror.-, were exempt: this class principally coin 

 of small landowners. The thi, ;e the ' K< 



tributarii.' who loM their liberty, although they did 

 become Servi in the Hon. lie \\ord: 



ilie antient ' coloni.' In many towi^ t! 

 continued to enjoy their municipal institution 



lie community gradually arose within the 

 and had i: -litution. In other tow:. 



in.' Romans lost thei: 

 mini- 



1 as the Roman. m the \illn 



The Teutonic nations whic'i 



l-'rankish K; . IJur- 



gundians, the Longobards, and the J!a\arian.s on 

 their dynn- 



. which were given to Fninkish nobles, of whom 



h founded , 



within the Roman empire, mam trih.'s niainl: 

 indepi 



i.y without lea\ : 

 1 by others, and adopted the 

 tun>hcis. Many among them w< 'i or other 



The Aluiii came from the C'n 



and lived independent in southern Spain under their 

 King Respendial, from UK) to 117. w ubju- 



gateil by the \ . 1 into 'tin: south of 



(iaul. Another ])art of thtiu settled lul'.Mui (). 

 ;uid N.intes under tin 



del'eaU-d and d The 



Alani were not . . the names of their 



, ciidial, Utace>, Goan have no resemblance to 



