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The Vandals
The Vandals, or Vandale, originated in
Hungary, before the
Hunnish
invasion. Their kingdom was situated on the western border of the
Visigoths.
The arrival of the Huns forced them to flee westwards, towards the
Roman
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Vandals
and Burgundians who had crossed
the Rhine to invade the Roman
Empire are defeated by Emperor Probus and are resettled in
Britannia. |
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bef. c.400 - 428 |
Gonderic / Gunderic |
King of the Asding Vandals. |
407 - 409 |
The
Vandals cross the Rhine at Mainz in 407 in association with the
Suevi &
Alans.
They are attacked by the Franks and face
defeat until the Alans come to their aid. After an initial attempt to
settle in southern Gaul, all three tribes move to Spain by 409, disrupting
the Gallic Empire of Constantine III. According
to Roman reports, the Vandals lead
the devastation of areas of Gaul and Spain, earning themselves a reputation which has
survived to this day. |
? - 415 |
Fredbal |
King of the Siling Vandals. |
415 - 417 |
There
is a succeeding Siling Vandal ruler, whose name is unknown. The remaining
rulers are Asding successors. The Siling Vandals are dissipated by warfare
against Roman allies
(the Visigoths)
and merge under Asding control. They control the former Roman provinces of
Lusitania and Baetica. |
426 |
The
Alans, weakened by the attacks of
Roman allies (the
Visigoths
again), merge with the Vandals. |
428 - 439 |
Genseric / Gaiseric |
Brother of Gunderic. |
429 - 439 |
Under pressure from
the newly settled Visigoths, the Vandals and
Alans move south from Iberia and invade
Roman North Africa. |
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Kings of the Vandals and the Alans
Ruling the North African coast. As ardent Arian Christians, they persecuted Roman
Catholic Christians in North Africa, especially during the later years of
the reign of Huneric. |
435 - 439 |
The
Vandals become a federate kingdom of
Rome.
In 439, Gaiseric captures Roman Carthage and throws off Roman control. An
independent autocracy is formed which governs modern
Tunisia and
north-eastern Algeria. Eventually, they also annexe
Sardinia, Corsica and
Sicily, and control the western Mediterranean. |
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439 - 477 |
Genseric / Gaiseric |
Sacked
Rome in 455. |
477 - 484 |
Huneric |
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484 - 496 |
Gunthamund |
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496 - 523 |
Thrasamund |
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523 - 530 |
Hilderic |
Son of Huneric. |
530 - 534 |
Gelimer |
Usurper. |
533 - 534 |
Hilderic
had been a close friend of the
Byzantine
emperor Justinian. In response to Gelimer's usurpation, General Belisarius is sent
to North Africa with an army. In one campaigning season, the Vandals are conquered.
Some of the Vandal leaders are allowed to retire on their
estates in different parts of Italy. The rest of the Vandals seem to
disappear into the local population and their language dies out. North
Africa remains firmly in Roman hands until it is conquered by the
Islamic
Empire in 698. |
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