The Goths (Gothic: ????????????????????????????????, romanized: Gutþiuda; Latin: Gothi, Ancient Greek: Γότθοι) were a Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of See more

The Goths are classified as a Germanic people in modern scholarship. Along with the Burgundians, Vandals and others they belong to the East Germanic group. Roman authors of See more

The Goths were Germanic-speaking. The Gothic language is the Germanic language with the earliest attestation (the 4th century), and the only East Germanic language documented … See more

Art
Early
Before the invasion of the Huns, the Gothic Chernyakhov culture produced jewelry, vessels, … See more

In the Gothic language, the Goths were called the *Gut-þiuda ('Gothic people') or *Gutans ('Goths'). The Proto-Germanic form of the Gothic name is *Gutōz, which co-existed with an n-stem variant *Gutaniz, attested in Gutones, gutani, or gutniskr. The form *Gutōz is … See more

Prehistory
A crucial source on Gothic history is the Getica of the 6th-century historian Jordanes, who may have … See more

In ancient sources, the Goths are always described as tall and athletic, with light skin, blonde hair and blue eyes. The 4th-century Greek historian Eunapius described their characteristic powerful musculature in a pejorative way: "Their bodies provoked contempt in all who … See more