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1 WHO am I? I lived in the fifth century AD. I died in 453.
I was a famous king. People (the Romans) were afraid of me. I conquered many parts of Europe,. My people were the Huns. I was unable to take Rome.

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5 The Migration Period The Migration Period, also called Barbarian Invasions or Völkerwanderung, is a name given by historians to a human migration which happened in the period of roughly AD 300–700 in Europe. That was the period at the end of Ancient history and the beginning of the Middle Ages. The migration included the Goths, Vandals, and Franks, among other Germanic, Bulgar and Slavic tribes. The migration may have been influenced by attacs of the Huns with thier famous king Attila in the east and connected to the Turkic migration in Central Asia, population pressures, or climate changes. The migration period also included groups of Angles, Saxons, Frisians and some Jutes to Britain. In 476AD was known as the Western Roman Empire came to an end after a century of successive barbarian invasions finally succeeded in bringing Rome to its knees. Read the text and answer the following questions. The map will also help you. When was the migration period? Who or what caused the migration of so many people? Who (=which tribes) emigrated and where did they go? What was the result of the migration?

6 Migration of Germanic tribes (4th and 5th century)
England Angles, Saxons, Jutes Gaul Germanics Flight Search for new settlements Invasion of the Huns (375)  Attila Franks South France Burgundians Spain Suebi Spain Africa Vandals Ostrogoths Visigoths Italy Spain Italy  Decline of the Western Roman Empire


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