Ermanaric

[ er-man-uh-rik ]

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noun

a fourth-century ruler in the Black Sea area: probably identical with Jormunrek.

Ermanaric

/ əˈmænərɪk /

Ermanaric?375MOstrogothicPOLITICS: hereditary ruler died ?375 ad , king of the Ostrogoths: ruled an extensive empire in eastern Europe, which was overrun by the Huns in the 370s

Dietrich was driven from his kingdom of Bern by his uncle Ermanaric.

Old Ermanaric stabbed himself for shame, and the hearts of the Goths became as water before the tempest of nations.

The East Gothic dominion was now again as great in extent and far more splendid than it could have been in the time of Ermanaric.

The limitation of the scenes in the poems of Beowulf, Ermanaric, and Attila throws out the figures in strong relief.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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