Vandals
Let an agent describe the Vandals as a historical people, relay their migrations, kingdom and religion with attribution, describe subgroups, and distinguish the historical Vandals from the modern sense of vandalism.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe the Vandals as a historical people, relay their migrations, kingdom and religion with attribution, describe subgroups, and distinguish the historical Vandals from the modern sense of vandalism.
An East Germanic people, comprising groups such as the Hasdingi and Silingi and associated with the Victohali and possibly the Warini, who migrated from Central Europe across the Rhine in 406, through Gaul and Hispania, and under Gaiseric into North Africa in 429, founding a kingdom at Carthage that sacked Rome in 455 and lasted until the Byzantine reconquest of 534; the Vandals were Arian Christians, and their name became a byword for wanton destruction in the eighteenth century.
What it is for: Not applicable; a historical people.
It can be describe origins and migrations; relay the kingdom and its fall; describe subgroups and religion; distinguish from vandalism.
Distinguishing features
Migration to Africa
Kingdom at Carthage
Arian Christianity
Name reused for destruction
What it looks like
No defining appearance; known from texts and archaeology.
Physical character
Rhine crossing: 406 year
sack of Rome: 455 year
end of kingdom: 534 year
How it is recognised
East Germanic people of the migration period
Hasdingi, Silingi, Victohali, Warini
Vandalism is a modern word derived from their name; the Goths were a separate people
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
founded - in North Africa
was led by - the most notable king
gave its name to - in the eighteenth century
In practice
Families and kinds
Hasdingi
Silingi
Victohali as an associated group
Warini as a possibly related people
the Vandal Kingdom in Africa
Vandals in Hispania and Andalusia naming debates
Standards and regulation
No regulation; historical and archaeological conventions
Heritage protection of Vandal-period sites in Tunisia and elsewhere
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing the people with vandalism
Presenting contested origins as settled
Repeating the destruction stereotype without attribution
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand Who the Vandals were.
Attribution.
Definition
Identity and subgroups.
Definition
Definition.
- Who were the Vandals, and how do the Hasdingi, Silingi and associated groups relate? definition
- Is the question about the historical people or the modern word vandalism? boundary
Origins
Origins.
Origins
Origins.
- What do sources and archaeology say about Vandal origins, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
History Migrations and kingdom.
Attribution.
Migrations
Migrations.
Migrations
Migrations.
- How did the Vandals move from Central Europe through Gaul and Hispania to Africa, as historians describe? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific event? action
Kingdom
Kingdom in Africa.
Kingdom
Kingdom.
- How did the Vandal Kingdom rule Carthage, sack Rome and fall to Belisarius? provenance
- Which entry fits the Vandal Kingdom? action
Culture Religion and society.
Sources.
Religion
Arianism and persecution.
Religion
Religion.
- How did Vandal Arianism and relations with Nicene Christians unfold, as Victor of Vita and modern scholars describe? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed? boundary
Society
Society and economy.
Society
Society.
- What is known of Vandal society, economy and sea power in Africa? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Legacy Legacy and name.
Context.
Name
Vandalism.
Name
Name.
- How did the Vandal name come to mean destruction, and is the reputation deserved, as historians assess? provenance
- Which entry fits vandalism? action
Memory
Memory.
Memory
Memory.
- How have the Vandals been remembered in Andalusia naming debates, literature and nationalism, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits migration period historiography? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should the Vandal Kingdom be a separate primary entry?
- How should sources such as Procopius and Victor of Vita be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming subgroups and uncertain associates; should they be split off?