Elements of Buddhist Iconography c4.3

c4.3

The *Goths* were the most powerful of all these nations. They were divided into two great branches, the *Ostrogoths* and the *Visigoths*. The *Ostrogoths* inhabited the countries to the north of the Euxine Sea, and the *Visigoths* those to the west of the Dniester. The *Vandals* were a kindred tribe, who had settled in the neighbourhood of the *Goths*. The *Suevi* were a numerous and powerful people, who occupied the country between the Elbe and the Vistula. The *Burgundians* were a tribe of the *Vandals*, who had migrated from the banks of the Vistula to the neighbourhood of the Rhine. The *Alani* were a nomadic people, who had wandered from the steppes of Tartary to the banks of the Danube. The *Franks* were a confederacy of German tribes, who had settled on the banks of the Rhine. The *Saxons* were a people of the same origin, who had established themselves in the north of Germany. The *Lombards* were a tribe of the *Suevi*, who had migrated to the banks of the Danube. The *Avars* were a people of Hunnish origin, who had settled in Pannonia.