Geatas
E493758
Geatas is the Old English name for the Geats, a North Germanic people historically associated with southern Sweden and famously referenced in the epic poem Beowulf.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
North Germanic people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ historical people ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Old English epic poetry ⓘ |
| associatedWithHeroicTradition | Germanic heroic legend ⓘ |
| associatedWithSea | Baltic Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribalNameElement | Gaut- ⓘ |
| centralToWork | Beowulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ |
| describedAs | a people dwelling in southern Scandinavia ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticGroup | Germanic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollectiveDemonym | Geatish ⓘ |
| hasEthnonymLanguage |
Latin
ⓘ
Old English ⓘ Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegendaryHero | Beowulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegendaryKing |
Hrethel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hygelac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLatin | Gautoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInModernEnglish | Geats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInOldEnglish | Geatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInOldNorse | Gautar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBattleMention | Hygelac's raid on the Franks ⓘ |
| hasSourceType |
literary sources
ⓘ
medieval chronicles ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWithModernCountry | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWithRegion |
Götaland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Västergötland NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Sweden ⓘ Östergötland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | medieval Swedish kingdom ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | a North Germanic language ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Beowulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | tribal kingdom ⓘ |
| possibleEtymologicalConnection |
Götaland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Götar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Danes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goths NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionBeforeChristianization | Germanic paganism ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | North Germanic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Migration Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Geats