Gutes

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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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gutes canonical 2

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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
surface form: East Scandinavian languages
laterReligion Christianity
legalCode Guta lag
legalCodeLanguage Old Gutnish
modernDescendants inhabitants of Gotland
modernLanguageDescendant Gotlandic Swedish
surface form: Gotlandic dialect of Swedish
nativeTo Gotland
politicalOrganization thing assemblies
politicalStatusMedieval semi-autonomous within Swedish realm
primaryRegion Baltic Sea
relatedEthnicGroup Scandinavians
surface form: Danes

Geats
Goths
Norwegians
Swedes
religion Norse mythology
surface form: Old Norse religion
selfDesignationInGutasaga Gutar
source Gutasaga
surface form: Gutasaga and Guta lag

medieval Scandinavian texts
spoke Gutnish
surface form: Gutnish language
tradedIn Baltic Sea coast region
surface form: Baltic Sea region

North Sea
surface form: North Sea region
tradedWith Finno-Ugric peoples
surface form: Finnic peoples

RU
surface form: Rus

Scandinavians
Slavs
surface form: Slavic peoples

Western Europe
traditionalLanguageRegion Gotland
usedCurrency silver

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Old Gutnish usedBy Gutes