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thumb|400px|Approximate positions of some major Suebi peoples in the early 2nd century, in purple

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thumb|400px|Approximate positions of some major Suebi peoples in the early 2nd century, in purple

The Hermunduri, Hermanduri, Hermunduli, Hermonduri, or Hermonduli were an ancient Germanic tribe, who occupied an inland area near the source of the Elbe river, around what is now Bohemia from the first to the third century, though they have also been speculatively associate with Thuringia further north. According to an old proposal based on the similarity of the names, the Thuringii may have been the descendants of the Hermunduri. At times, they apparently moved to the Danube frontier with Rome. Claudius Ptolemy mentions neither tribe in his geography but instead the Teuriochaemae, who may also be connected to both.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hermunduri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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