Gutes

E72578

North Germanic people ethnic group

The Gutes were the North Germanic inhabitants of the Baltic island of Gotland, known for their distinct Gutnish language and extensive Viking Age trade networks.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	North Germanic people → ethnic group →
archaeologicalEvidence	large silver hoards on Gotland →
associatedDocument	Gutasaga →
centerOfActivity	Gotland →
countryToday	Sweden →
culturalSphere	Norse culture →
economy	agriculture → animal husbandry → craft production → trade-based economy →
ethnogenesis	North Germanic peoples →
historicalPeriod	Middle Ages → Viking Age →
knownFor	extensive Viking Age trade networks → maritime trade → mercantile activity → seafaring →
languageFamily	North Germanic languages →
languageSubgroup	East Scandinavian languages →
laterReligion	Christianity →
legalCode	Guta lag →
legalCodeLanguage	Old Gutnish →
modernDescendants	inhabitants of Gotland →
modernLanguageDescendant	Gotlandic dialect of Swedish →
nativeTo	Gotland →
politicalOrganization	thing assemblies →
politicalStatusMedieval	semi-autonomous within Swedish realm →
primaryRegion	Baltic Sea →
relatedEthnicGroup	Danes → Geats → Goths → Norwegians → Swedes →
religion	Old Norse religion →
selfDesignationInGutasaga	Gutar →
source	Gutasaga and Guta lag → medieval Scandinavian texts →
spoke	Gutnish language →
tradedIn	Baltic Sea region → North Sea region →
tradedWith	Finnic peoples → Rus → Scandinavians → Slavic peoples → Western Europe →
traditionalLanguageRegion	Gotland →
usedCurrency	silver →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gutasaga →	ethnicGroupDescribed
Old Gutnish →	usedBy