Übersetzung für 'Geats' von Englisch nach Deutsch

Geats

Gauten {pl}hist.

• As the dominions of the Swedish kings grew, the name of the tribe could be applied more generally during the Middle Ages to include also the Geats.
• This theory does not exclude the ancient population of Västergötland and Östergötland from being Geats, but rather holds that the Anglo-Saxon name "Geat" could refer to West-geats (Västergötland), East-geats (Östergötland) as well as weather-geats (Gotland), in accordance with Jordanes account of the Scandinanian tribes Gautigoth, Ostrogoth and Vagoth.
• In the 12th century, Geatish tribal independence was but a memory as the Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus noted in his "Gesta Danorum" (book 13) that the Geats had no say in the election of the king, only the Swedes.
• , King of the Geats, when this king led the Geats in an attack against Norway.
• After some time Hrólfr succeeded his brother Ketill as the king of the Geats, but that story was not recorded.

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• Early inhabitants of present-day Götaland called themselves Geats (in Swedish "Götar"), derived from *"Gautaz" (plural *"Gautôz"), "to pour".
• Ohthere's sons Eadgils and Eanmund flee to the Geats and are received by Heardred.
• However, the king of Sweden was dead and in spite of the fact that it was the privilege of the Swedes to elect a new king, the Geats arrogated this dignity by putting aside the right of others and ventured to give the kingship to Magnus.
• that is described in the sagas as taking place on the Brávellir between Sigurd Hring, king of Sweden and the Geats of Västergötland, and his uncle Harald Wartooth, king of Denmark and the Geats of Östergötland.
• "Historia Norwegiae" only relates that the Geats burnt Östen and his people to death inside his house.

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• The name of Gotland is closely related to that of the Geats and Goths.
• Hrethel ([...]; [...]) is a king of the Geats".