Frankish tribes

Frankish tribes appears on the timeline as a people or culture of France and the Low Countries (Europe) from c. 250 to 481 CE, a span of 231 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Germanic peoples of the lower Rhine, the Salians and Ripuarians, who served Rome as federates and settled in northern Gaul as Roman rule weakened.

See Frankish tribes on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 250 to 481 CE
Duration: 231 years
Type: People or culture
Region: France and the Low Countries, Europe
Language family: Germanic

Became

Merovingian Kingdom 481 to 751 CE

Events in Europe during its time

313 Edict of Milan
330 Constantinople dedicated
410 Visigoths sack Rome
476 End of the Western Roman Empire

Neighbours in Europe

Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE
Hunnic Empire c. 370 to 469 CE
Roman Hispania 218 BCE to 472 CE
Roman Gaul 50 BCE to 486 CE
Roman Britain 43 to 410 CE
Merovingian Kingdom 481 to 751 CE
Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse 418 to 507 CE
Western Roman Empire 395 to 476 CE
San Marino c. 301 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia
Gupta Empire c. 320 to 550 CE, South Asia

Questions

When did Frankish tribes exist?

c. 250 to 481 CE, about 231 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Frankish tribes?

France and the Low Countries, in Europe.

What language did Frankish tribes speak?

Germanic. This family includes Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse.

What came after Frankish tribes?

Merovingian Kingdom.