Several Germanic tribes invaded the western part of the Roman Empire to migrate in search of new lands to settle. The Romans were not able to repel these invasions. This started the process of the fall of this part of the empire. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years.
Germanic barbarian tribes
Migration art is artwork created between 300 and 900 by the Germanic tribes.
Since the Huns attacked the Germanic tribes the Huns caused the largest migration in history. The migration just didn't happen in Western Roman Empire but it affected the whole nation!
the Germanic tribes are responsible for the destruction of the Roman empire in the west.
The Western Roman empire fell to the Germanic tribes in 476 which was the 5th century of our era.
growing population needed more land.
Germanic tribes
Germanic tribes
Vandals, Alans (they were Scythian not Germanic), Sueves, Burgundians, Alemanni. In England it now seen that there were continuous waves of migration rather than one invasion: Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Frisians.
While the germanic tribes were invading, a germanic leader Odoacer, a former Roman army recriut, finally conquered Rome in 476 A.D.
Invasion by Germanic tribes and by Huns.
At times during the Roman empire the Germanic tribes within the empire's borders or outside of them, attacked Roman legions or guardposts. Some became part of the Roman military as auxiliaries. Some were trained by the Romans and then used that training against Rome. Finally at the end of the empire the Germanic tribes were some of many barbarians that settled within the old Roman borders. Rome was in the end unable to defeat Germanic tribes in war.