The great migration of peoples is the mass migration of tribes in the IV century AD from the outskirts of the Roman Empire and lands outside it to the central regions. This event has a complex of reasons, among which the main role was played by the attacks of the nomadic Huns from the east and the improvement of living standards, as a result of which people sought a sedentary lifestyle and the seizure of land.
Conquest of the Huns
In 345, medieval Europe was invaded by the tribes of the Huns, who began to attack the sedentary peoples living on the outskirts of the Roman Empire. These were mostly peaceful tribes who were engaged in agriculture and could not give a worthy rebuff to the aggressive Huns. People had to leave their lands, look for new territories and fight less dangerous and warlike neighbors. As a result, the already weakened Roman Empire began to be attacked by neighboring tribes, constant raids from different sides further contributed to its weakening.
The conquests of the Huns led to the disintegration of the German tribal union, and the Germanic peoples also began to move to the Balkan Peninsula. The Huns managed to destroy the Ostrogoth state located between the Black and Baltic Seas.
By the 5th century, the Huns were led by Attila, who began even more serious campaigns against Europe. Most of European territory was devastated as a result of his raids. And only in 451 the Romans managed to defeat his army, after which the alliance of several Hunnic tribes disintegrated. But the Great Migration of Nations had already begun, there were other conquerors who wanted to conquer Rome. The barbarians attacked one after another, while the Romans did not give them the proper rebuff. The Western Roman Empire fell.
Another reason for the Great Migration of Peoples, which is often cited by researchers, is the cooling of the climate and the deterioration of conditions in many territories. The tribes had to look for more favorable places for agriculture.
Migration of peoples
In the middle of the 5th century, Slavs, Hungarians, Bulgars, Avars and Cumans moved through the territory of modern Romania. The Vandals managed to capture Malta, although in a few decades the island will become the Ostrogoths' property. The Vandals also conquered Sardinia. The Bavars from the territory of modern Czech Republic began to populate Bavaria, and the Czechs came in their place. Other Slavic tribes advanced into Byzantium, which at that time was part of the Roman Empire - its eastern provinces. The Lombards moved into the territory between the Danube and Tisza rivers, the Bretons settled in Brittany, leaving England. Scots founded their settlements in Scotland.
In the 6th century, the Avar states were formed in Hungary and Austria, and Spain became the possession of the Visigoths. Serbs and Croats settled in Bosnia and Dalmatia. The movements of the Ugrians, the conquests of the Mongols and the Normans began.
