The Heruli - a nomadic Germanic people originally from Scandinavia, who were subjugated by the Ostrogoths, Huns, and Byzantines in the 3rd to 5th centuries.

The Bavarians - first mentioned historically by the Franks in a list of peoples, prepared c. 520

The Cimbri - threatened the Roman Republic in the late 2nd century BC.

The Huns (not a Germanic Tribe) were a confederation of Central Asian equestrian nomads or semi-nomads.

The Marcomanni - a Germanic tribe, probably related to the Suebi or Suevi.

The Semnoni - a Germanic tribe which was settled between the Elbe and the Oder in the 1st century

The Suevi - Tacitus considered the Suebi to comprise the Quadi, the Semnones and the Marcomanni.

The Teutons - earlier than 100 BC, many of the Teutones migrated south and west to the Danube valley

The Vikings - the fierce the ship-borne warriors and traders of Norsemen

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