hermanduri
appearance: c.
dispersal: c.
ascendancy: west germans[1]
once in the heartland of the celtic sennones/semnones, the hermanduri appear to have joined forces with their celtic cousins. those hermanduri who chose not to join the new confederation underwent a slight sound change from "herman" to "thurin". ironically, however, 'herman' seems to be the result of a roman identification of odin with hermes. and, 'german' was what the romans eventually called their northern enemies - apparently as a direct result of their worship of hermes.
descendancy: allemani[1]
descendancy: thuringii [1]
[1]: the role of migration in the history of the eurasian steppe, andrew bell-fialkoff, 2000
[2]: the germanic invasions, lucien musset, 1965
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