The Franks became the most important tribe in Germany.
It was the Franks. They came to rule most of Western Europe when they had the Carolingian Empire.
Germanic barbarian tribes
The Western Roman empire fell to the Germanic tribes in 476 which was the 5th century of our era.
Germanic tribes
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.
germanic, huns and slavs were the three tribes
Germanic barbarian tribes
Charlemagne defeated most of the remaining Germanic tribes in Europe and created a Christian empire that included almost all of modern Europe, known as the Holy Roman Empire.
Germanic invaders were various tribes from northern Europe who migrated and invaded the Roman Empire during the late antiquity period. These tribes included the Goths, Vandals, Franks, and Visigoths, among others. They played a significant role in the downfall of the Western Roman Empire and the subsequent formation of new kingdoms in Europe.
The Western Roman empire fell to the Germanic tribes in 476 which was the 5th century of our era.
the Germanic tribes are responsible for the destruction of the Roman empire in the west.
The Germanic peoples who invaded the western part of the Roman Empire where migrating peoples who were looking for new lands to settle in because of a population squeeze in central Europe. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions.
Clovis. Son of Childeric I. He also defeated Gaul.
The tribes who lived in Northern and Western Europe.
Germanic tribes
Germanic tribes
When the western Roman empire collapsed in 476 AD, the unifying force for most of Europe was gone. Along with the loss of the government, much of the engineering abilities and modern amenities were also lost. The Barbarians of Europe did not, for the most part, have the abilities or knowledge to build roads, aqueducts or the other marvels of the Roman Empire, which is why the period immediately after Rome's collapse is often referred to as the "Dark Ages".
While the germanic tribes were invading, a germanic leader Odoacer, a former Roman army recriut, finally conquered Rome in 476 A.D.