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Imagine that instead of the Slavs, Germanic tribes settled down the Danube and moved into the Balkans. Is this possible? How would it affect the region? What would these nations look like?
There was a big difference between Germanic Barbarians and Slavs in the pattern of their migrations.Imagine that instead of the Slavs, Germanic tribes settled down the Danube and moved into the Balkans. Is this possible? How would it affect the region? What would these nations look like?
Imagine that instead of the Slavs, Germanic tribes settled down the Danube and moved into the Balkans. Is this possible? How would it affect the region? What would these nations look like?
Proto Indo European you may have answered this question in another thread.Why and how did portions of the Balkans become Slavic in the first place? If we take a look at that question we might find something applicable toward how a Germanic Balkans could come about.
In places where Roman institutions remained (France, Iberia, Italy) the barbarians simply formed an elite on top of the existing structure. There they gradually assimilated into the post-Roman cultures of the peoples they conquered.
In places where Roman institutions collapsed (Britain, the Balkans, Hungary) barbarians replaced them with wholly new institutions, and their languages were able to spread to the masses.
What about avoiding the Lombard and Avar vanquisinging the Gepids.Imagine that instead of the Slavs, Germanic tribes settled down the Danube and moved into the Balkans. Is this possible? How would it affect the region? What would these nations look like?
Gepids had a relatively weak domination north of Danube (it's worth noting this map is as accurate as a broken compass : there's too much mistakes, especially in the borders regions and Northern Gaul), which was basically inheriting Hunnic hegemony but with a lesser authority; and a good part of their strength came from the territories they took south of it (not represented on the map). After Ostrogoths and Lombards (in the service of Constantinople on this regard) chased off Gepids (which took it back after Ostrogoths), it didn't leave them with a lot of powerbase.What about avoiding the Lombard and Avar vanquisinging the Gepids.
Then Constantinople send someone else. Who exactly is a good question : maybe Avars directly as Justinian proposed them to do IOTL.What about the Lombards not going to war with the Gepinds for some reason?
Well, the best way would be Constantinople not calling Avars in Central Europe to deal with Kurtigurs, Utigurs and Antes. With some chance, these peoples would be content raiding and settling Lower Danube, especially if Byzzies doesn't crush Gothic Italy (I know I repeat myself, but that's really a problem on this regard), with the maintain on a relative authority on the region (or at the very least, having Byzzies taking back Pannonia and settling it with Lombards as IOTL) but it would still make Gepids a relatively weak player in Middle Danube.Then the Avars can also fail in their own war or never get into conflict with the Gepids for some reason?