The Gepids: The History and Legacy of the Germanic Tribe that Controlled Central Europe during the Fall of Rome Audiobook Libro.fm

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The Gepids were a Germanic tribe often overshadowed by the Huns because they shared roughly the same space in Cntral Europe yet they did not menace nearly as extensive an area They are also overlooked because they were all but wiped out by the late 6th century but while they were around they influenced the course of events in central and Eastern Europe The Gepids were no less bellicose than the other Germanic tribes or the Huns for that matter causing immense destruction throughout Europe and constantly threatening the stability of the Eastern Roman Empire which later became the Byzantine Empire It is this destruction for which the Gepids are best remembered as well as the threat they were able to parlay into creating a sizable kingdom in what is today Hungary but the Gepids were not merely brutal warriors Some of their rulers demonstrated incredible political acumen The Gepids knew how to use the powerful Byzantine Empire to their advantage and to make alliances with other Germanic tribes that helped them keep their hold on the power