The Kingdom of the Suebi

In 407 AD, the peace in the Roman controlled Iberian peninsula was disrupted. Having recently migrated from the middle Danube, crossed the Rhine, invaded and pillaged Gallia, Vandals, Alans and Suebi traversed the Pyrenees mountains. Entering and ravaging the fresh lands of Hispania for two years, they soon sought to settle in the province.
⏰ Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
0:41 - On the Rise
5:52 - Kingdom in Crisis
8:13 - Arian period
9:55 - Conversion
11:53 - Fall to the Goths
14:33 - Conclusion
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🎵 Music
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Wild Betrayal - Bonnie Grace
Medieval Adventure - Bonnie Grace
Jungle Thrill - Bonnie Grace
Protector Of The Sky - Jo Wandrini
Knight's Templar - Adriel Fair
No Time for Fear - Christian Andersen
Deer Hunt - Bonnie Grace
Sound of Waves - Feras Charestan
📚 Sources
- Charles River, The Suebi: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Germanic Groups: Charles River Editors; 2021
- Wikipedia fr eng, 2022
- www.historyfiles.co.uk/, 2022

[@andremiguel1143]

Honestly the most overlooked part of Portuguese history, the suebic kingdom layed the foundations for the County of Portugal by increasing the relevance of Bracara Augusta and Portus Cale, centralizing political and religious power. The spaniards pay a lot of respect to their visigothic predecessors, its about time Portugal does the same with the Suebi.

[@JOGA_Wills]

Good take

[@jeanlundi2141]

I'm portuguese and I got recommended this video for some reason but I got better things to do than to "pay respect" to my predecessors. I'd rather pay respect to my current-cessors :D

[@bumblebeeeoptimus]

I once made a point in another video on how the Suebians can safely be considered the first people to speak portuguese, as some of the inovations that are unique to the portuguese language (as far as romance languages go), namely the way that the days of the week are called, were first adopted by the people living in the diocese of Braga at the 6th century, which, if I'm not mistaken, at that point encompassed the entirety of the Suevic kingdom

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

I sometimes call us Spaniard and Spanish speakers as "Godos" and the Portuguese as "Suebos/Suevos" instead of the typical Hispano-Luso haha Our germanic nicknames

[@Grisha.1]

man you Portuguese and spaniards don't look European or Germanic lmao. you guys All look like Arabs and have brown or tan skin.

[@portucale1143-ki1ex]

As a Portuguese man, thank you very much for this video. Not enough people mention the Suebians.

[@ancientsight]

I agree, it had to be done

[@milosmiletic970]

Suebians are Serbians from elba river!!!!

[@milosmiletic970]

​@@ancientsightyou must to do cower for Suebians/Wite Serbs/Serby from Elba riverr!!!Portugise people is part of serbian family 😉

[@milosmiletic970]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZm8pmqLgpV1apIsi=7_2TayluXPpoN2bV. Suebians/Serbs

[@LeoTheI]

Not a lot of channels talk about these small obscure but interesting monarchies, This is why i love this channel.

[@wiseide2559]

The Suebi are one of the most undercovered kingdoms in Iberia, and especially after the post-Roman period, great to see a video on this level of detail and visuals / music made from one of the greatest late-Antiquity creators.

[@jayhuxley2559]

Oh they mixed with the locals and even do it today, my aunt is German from Stutgart.

[@jayhuxley2559]

Portugal was built from Braga, wish shows the importance of our Swabian dna. Every people wanted to live here because even during the coldest winters, oranges grew in january, so there wasnt the thousands of famines who invaded Europe. The swabians helped Portugal to be independent. Thank you very much.

[@AloneComes]

this was a rollercoaster of emotions, loved every second!

[@gennadiyleyfman6920]

That’s why the Spanish and Portuguese languages are related but different! Spanish was influenced by the Visigoths and Portuguese was influenced by the Suebes! Thank you!

[@StoicHistorian]

Wow awesome video, great editing, you deserve way more subscribers my guy!

[@ancientsight]

Thank you !

[@SEKreiver]

An episode on the Briton-Breton migrations to Galicia would be interesting.

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Finally a video on the Suebi, they are one of the most if not the MOST underrated barbarian kingdom of Post-Roman Europe. This is the first real video on the Suebis. I have so many questions to ask thou, lol

[@ancientsight]

Go ahead !

[@thehistorian9871]

Finally another video from Ancient Sight! Keep em coming please.

[@ancientsight]

Of course !

[@georgejcking]

Thank you very much for this interesting and informative video. You did an excellent job and I look forward to more of your videos.

[@ancientsight]

Thanks man this means a lot

[@Ragumeatsauce]

Great Video! I would love to see similar videos done on other Germanic tribes, like the Ostrogoths in particular. From their settlement in Pannonia to their acquisition of Italy their timeline is very obscure. Especially when looking on maps for dates like 476 CE and still seeing them settled in Pannonia even though Theodoric and his father had likely taken the bulk of the Ostrogoths into the Eastern Roman Empire in 473 CE.

[@ancientsight]

Yes, the Ostrogtohs are on the radar

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

@@ancientsight For a moment I thought you were the same guy as "Maiorianus" (for the voice)

[@thorspoczta4436]

They werent germans. Kings names are same as polabian serbians who are call be west Sorbs. They are living in germany but arent germanic.

[@neymarmessironaldo5881]

Thanks for sharing light on this brother. Most only focus on the visigoths. The artistic style is very pleasant to the eye and the narration is easy to follow. Keep going!

[@harryjackson3867]

Nice! I wouldn’t mind seeing more of these stand alone videos

[@ancientsight]

Great ! I Have many ideas for such episodes but the main focus will remain the Eastern Rome series but I have

[@ptlemon1101]

Good video! Not many are interested in the Suevian Kingdom when compared to the Visigoths but they're also interesting.

[@catfishcain]

Outstanding video, well done

[@kazielbonn]

This is a great video to watch and serves as a good prelude to a CK3 867 Fates of Iberia Start . Learned a lot: the political and religious landscape makes much more sense now. Thanks and subscribed.

[@ancientsight]

I will one day make the same video for the Visigoths as well

[@Caligulashorse1453]

Kinda cool to see the slow transfer from the the late Roman Empire into the early middle dark ages

[@muntherelsaddig5272]

Great video! I have been looking for something like this for a long time.

[@drinci]

I've been waiting for so long... finally

[@Nozylatten]

great videos thankyou! i subscribed.

[@YoussefDaanBenAmor]

Well made video concerning the history of a small but interesting ancient Iberian kingdom! Not a whole lot of history related channels like yours out there!

[@8thLegio]

Looking great!

[@ilcondottierocartografo6770]

This is an amazing video, and quite a lot of content and information presented, with a very appealing map, for such an obscure period in time of a mysterious Germanic tribe in Hispania

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Did you know that germanic presence in Hispania goes back to pre-roman times?

[@ilcondottierocartografo6770]

@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 No, I didn't

[@anthonydefex3465]

Long time no see.

[@johnrichardson7310]

Your videos are awesome!

[@Steven-dt5nu]

Great breakdown of the sub tribes of the Vandals

[@danielalfonsou]

Outstanding video!

[@ancientsight]

Thanks a lot !

[@paulmilligan2657]

I enjoyed your video immensely, so much information crammed into a short space of time 🔥 Y.N.W.A 🔥

[@ancientsight]

Thanks a lot, I am glad you enjoyed

[@davidsenra2495]

Excellent video. Thanks for your work. From this content and what is known, I'm guessing northwest Iberia remained in Visigoth control after the fall of the Suebi for only around 100 years before the Moors invaded? This means that, in that particular area, the Suebi occupation was longer and probably had more influence in local language and culture than the Visigoth. Interesting. People should dig deeper the connection between the Suebi and the portuguese/galician.

[@ancientsight]

Yes it seems that Suebi influence was longer lasting than gothic influence in the region

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

This successor Kingdom was also called “Gallaecian Kingdom” im a bit disapointed he failed to mention it. Surely it was to make the last Celtiberian tribes feel part of this Kingdom, what better way to welcome your former enemies as to name a nation after their name? 🤔

[@lt8395]

Fantastic

[@HistoriaeGraecae]

Nice

[@Jules-Is-a-Guy]

Put this on double speed, it's just out of control

[@maddogbasil]

Yout videos look so amazing What tools do you use

[@ancientsight]

Adobe Photoshop for the graphical elements and After Effects for the animations

[@maddogbasil]

@@ancientsight nice 👌 👍 I think I'll try my hand and making this. I've got a MacBook so I'm wondering if this is still functional on this device.

[@ancientsight]

It depends on your configuration. But Macbooks are usually pretty well software oriented. So if your device is not to old, it should run pretty well

[@maddogbasil]

@@ancientsight thanks for the help 👍

[@ancientsight]

Do not hesitate, I'm glad to answer

[@faramund9865]

Great to hear you fixed your pronunciation of Suebi for this video. Otherwise, I was already a big fan of your videos. There's otherwise not much good coverage of late antiquity on KZbin!

[@arturowagner4728]

Most interesting. I always thougjt the Suebi played second fiddle to the Vandals and Visigoths.

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

Ah, the Suebi, a tribe whose history with Rome dates to the Late Republic. With how frequently the tribes of Germania seemed to subsume one another over the centuries, seeing them establish their own kingdom alongside relative newcomers like the Goths and Vandals is a bit surreal.

[@theodlt5980]

Still waiting for Heraclius tragic story, but nice vid !

[@diogobarata6346]

These maps are beautiful! Did you make them on photoshop?

[@ancientsight]

Yes, Photoshop indeed

[@ZephLodwick]

Such and interesting tidbit that a few Brits settled in Galicia.

[@nazeem8680]

wouldnt be the last time brits settled in some part of spain. now they just settle in the costa del sol instead.

[@gunnerulrich9209]

i believe it. a number of Galicians look indistinguishable from Brits.

[@DonPedroman]

@@gunnerulrich9209 Average Galician looks more like the Irish (although with very little redheads), source: I am Galician

[@gunnerulrich9209]

@@DonPedromanthem too. I noticed they tend to look British/Irish or like... i dunno, Mediterranean of some kind. funny enough, my Argentinean grandma who's fully Galician has red hair. her dad's a blonde and her mom, think a brunette.

[@allenantonio4389]

Great History lesson

[@alexandros9353]

Lets go

[@Michael_the_Drunkard]

What about Phocas?

[@ancientsight]

It will be for the next video, which will arrive much faster than this one

[@torchem229]

Question: When Hermenegild rebelled against his father, was he controlling some sort of territory during his revolt. I am just a little confused because the video seemingly shows his controlling much of the south-west of the peninsula.

[@ancientsight]

Yes, he had support in the south-west and he controlled the area of Seville for sure

[@joaodefreitas8617]

And that is one of the reasons why people from the region of Minho, portugal are know to be relentless and indomitable, invictus.

[@sergiocipollina6962]

Man if I missed this

[@danielmouzootero4353]

Great video, just one criticism it's Ourense not Orense

[@ichangedmyself4362]

Charles Kos covered this years ago

[@betelgeusestudio_1369]

Have you noticed the surprising morpheme-to-morpheme and phoneme-to-phoneme similarity of such ethnonyms as SUAVI/SCHWABEN (Germans) < SKLAVI/SKLAVENI (Slavs)? kzbin.info/www/bejne/opfHqZKnbsdjas0

[@migueldeuna3261]

Why "Orense"? It is Ourense, or Auria for the time

[@troydavis1]

11:03 why was Theodomir an Arian? You mean Chalcedonian? Otherwise it clashes with the rest

[@ancientsight]

Yes, I said "Non Arian", I meant "Not Arian"

[@mikehuang4834]

This is cool too, but I was hoping for Heraclius

[@ancientsight]

He is next tho

[@mikehuang4834]

@@ancientsight is the vid dropping soon?

[@ancientsight]

@@mikehuang4834 yes

[@TheBigdaddy64]

The other Suebi that remained in what today we call Germany, settled in the region they called Swabia.

[@andre_santos2181]

Good video, although the insistance on the term "Calchedonian christianity" surely is a disservice to the viewer from the overall situation of Christian Church.

[@ancientsight]

Good point

[@jayhuxley2559]

What is calcedonian christianity?

[@migueldeuna3261]

It was a doctrine of christianity elaborated after the Council of Chaledon (and the one from which modern Roman Apostholic and Greek Orthodox Christianity comes). U could say it was the oficial Roman doctrine in contrast with others as Miaphisiste, Arrian, Syriac, etc.

[@oye4511]

So the suebi speek spanish!!🤔🤔

[@filipecorreia7429]

Yes, and Portuguese too.

[@stickemuppunkitsthefunlovi4733]

Those bloody germans.

[@simaozinho37]

Thanks for this video I am from Braga! :D My history teacher many times said the reason why there´s so many blonde people in the north of Portugal is probably due to Germanic invasions :D

[@Alejojojo6]

That's probably not the main reason. Their genes are way too diluted. For instance Northern Portugal and Galicia have the highest amount of northafrican in the whole of Iberia.

[@simaozinho37]

@@Alejojojo6 I am from Northern Portugal and I have no Nothern African DNA, I have Welsh,Irish,Scottish DNA, Holland-NorthWestern Germany, Balkan, Eastern European and ofc Iberian.

[@SimpleMinded221]

​@@simaozinho37 myheritage is a garbage ancestry test. You likely have very diluted, if not no visible germanic percentage left.

[@filipecorreia7429]

​@@Alejojojo6lol, you are hilarious.

[@Spinifax]

The map would be a lot more informative if the chosen colors weren't literally the worst - the creator's selected shades of red and green couldn't be less distinguishable, even for people with some green cones. The content seems decent, but the map is useless for viewers without perfect color vision. I can only imagine how annoying it must be for dichromats. Please look up colorblindness and learn how color vision works so you can produce content that's accessible to everyone instead of only full trichromats.

[@rosennikolov6313]

BULGARIAN CIVILIZATION

[@grantpenton1850]

They were very successful ravagers, by the account of a seventh-century traveler referenced by Gibbon destroying every town and city in Hispania, virtually obliterating centuries of civilized development and reducing the population by at least half. Not the kind of legacy to be celebrated, but observed and reviewed nonetheless.

[@WarriorofChrist612]

At least the Visigoths beat their asses and conquered them.

[@jayhuxley2559]

Se a ancestral capital Braga fosse hoje capital, o bilionario litio nao estaria nas maos dos corruptores estrangeiros. Lisboa é territorio Al Andalus.

[@Lechoslaw8546]

Both Suevi and Vandals were Slavic and spoke Slavic language, yes they were Germanic but all ancient Germania spoke Slavic language. The proper ancient, both Roman and Greek, spelling was "Suevi" which was deliberately altered in XIX century by Bismarck propagandists to "Suebi" in order to fit their false imperial legend. Alans were a part of Sarmatians and Scythes who also were close both genetically and linguistically to Slavs.

[@rubensmaximus]

Bro I have Suevi blood runing in my veins. Where the Slavs come from? And if they were native, where the tribes that mixed with them (like the Scytheans) came from?

[@Lechoslaw8546]

@@rubensmaximus Historian Wilhelm Bogusławski, 1825-1901, author of 14 volume "History of Western Slavs, noticed term "Suevi" phonetically is exactly same as "Słavi" just as Kashubians a/k/a East Pomeranians call Slavs and practically does not differ what other Slavs do. He was not the only one coming to this conclusion. Romans just recorded this term using their own spelling rules. Be more specific regarding Scythes, I don't know what are you referring to.

[@andremiguel1143]

Is this why they say the european portuguese language sounds "slavic"? Because I'm portuguese and we hear that a lot from other europeans and brazilian portuguese speakers

[@christiankattinger5007]

we still have schwaben in germany the suebi were from germany not slavia

[@Lechoslaw8546]

@@christiankattinger5007 Romans used the term "suevi", Letter "b" was inserted centures after as a deliberate manipulation. "Suevi" is a Roman phonetical recording of "SŁAVI" meaning exatly Slavs, as they lacked letter "Ł" in their vocabilary. Naturally in antiquity Slavs lived all over what is now Germany and they were in overwhelming majority. BTW river Rhein has Slavic etymology, as well as Main, Weser, Fulda, Nidda etc.

[@sabinab7981]

Suebi were Slavic. Do some research. They influenced Portuguese language and it explains why it sounds "Slavic like" for English speakers.

[@Georgios1821]

Hello brother nice to see you