Gepids

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The Gepids were an East Germanic people closely related to the Goths, known for their kingdom in the Carpathian Basin and their role in the power struggles of late antiquity following the decline of the Hunnic Empire.

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Label Occurrences
Gepids canonical 7
Greuthungi 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf East Germanic people
ancient people
aftermath territory absorbed by Lombards and Avars
alliedWith Huns
archaeologicalCulture Gepidic culture in the Carpathian Basin
associatedWithRiver Tisza
surface form: Tisza River
burialCustoms row grave cemeteries
capital Sirmium
Sirmium
surface form: Sirmium (modern Sremska Mitrovica)
closelyRelatedTo Goths
defeatedBy Avars
Lombards
defeatedInYear 567
disappearance ceased to exist as a distinct political entity after 6th century
ethnicGroup Germanic peoples
ethnonymEtymology possibly from a root meaning "sluggish" or "slow" (per Jordanes)
floruit 5th century
6th century
historicalRegion Carpathian Basin
Dacia
Pannonia
Transylvania
knownFor Gepid Kingdom
surface form: Gepid Kingdom in the Carpathian Basin

conflicts with the Lombards
conflicts with the Ostrogoths
participation in the Hunnic confederation
role in power struggles of late antiquity
languageFamily East Germanic languages
materialCulture Germanic-style jewelry
weapon graves
mentionedBy Cassiodorus
Jordanes
Procopius
originLegend Scandinavia
surface form: Scandza (Scandinavia) according to Jordanes
participatedIn Battle of the Nedao
surface form: Battle of Nedao
politicalStructure kingdom
tribal confederation
postHunnicRole one of the successor powers to the Hunnic Empire
rebelledAgainst Huns
regionToday parts of modern Hungary
parts of modern Romania
parts of modern Serbia
religion Arian Christianity
Germanic paganism
subgroupOf East Germanic peoples
successorState Lombard Kingdom in Italy (for some elites)
timePeriod Late Antiquity
Migration Period in Europe
surface form: Migration Period
wonBattle Battle of the Nedao
surface form: Battle of Nedao

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Avar Khaganate opponent Gepids
Great Migration involved Gepids
Alboin conflictWith Gepids
Gothic War (376–382) belligerent Gepids
this entity surface form: Greuthungi
Gothic coalition hasParticipant Gepids
this entity surface form: Greuthungi
Avars conflict Gepids