Chattuarii
Sign in to savethumb|350px|The approximate positions of some Germanic peoples reported by Graeco-Roman authors in the 1st century. thumb|The Hettergouw at the lower Rhine in the [[Frankish Empire, named after the Hetware.]] The Chattuarii, also spelled Attuarii, were a Germanic tribe who eventually became a part of the Franks.
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- Name and language
- History
- Medieval survival of the name
- Notes
- Bibliography
- See also
thumb|350px|The approximate positions of some Germanic peoples reported by Graeco-Roman authors in the 1st century. thumb|The Hettergouw at the lower Rhine in the [[Frankish Empire, named after the Hetware.]] The Chattuarii, also spelled Attuarii, were a Germanic tribe who eventually became a part of the Franks.
They lived to the east of the Rhine delta, north of the Lippe, outside the Roman Empire, but close. In the area which is now the border between Germany and the Netherlands. In the 4th century they were described as Franks tribe living at the Rhine itself in this area. Their name survived as the name of a Frankish Gau (territory), (), the or .