Curated OER
The Roman Empire
Fourth graders identify the reasons behind the fall of the Roman Empire and describe the changes that occurred after the fall of the Roman Empire.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: The Vandals
North Park University provides a description of the Vandals - one of the Germanic tribes that invaded the Roman Empire, beginning in the third century.
Mother Earth Travel
Mother Earth Travel: History of Germany
Travel site outlines the early history of Germany.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: The Germanic Tribes
Gives information on the main Germanic tribes of the third and fourth centuries: the Franks, Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Burgundians, Vandals and Lombards.
Other
Collapse and Germanization of the Roman Empire: Upheaval in the West
Describes many factors leading up to the deposition of Romulus Augustulus by Odovacar, marking the traditional fall of the Roman Empire.
Other
Great Britain Guide: Anglo Saxon Britain Viking Raids
This site from the Great Britain guide provides the history of the Anglo-Saxons in England between the mid-5th century and the Norman Conquest (410-1066). Shows the transition from their being invaders to being invaded, first by Vikings...
Other
Regia Anglorum: A Brief History of Anglo Saxon England
Detailed account of the history of Anglo-Saxon England. Contains colored pictures of reenactments.
Other
Mark Furnival: The Invasion of Gaul and Spain
A description of the invasion of the Gaul and Spain of the Roman Empire by the Vandals. Includes information about their eventual downfall.
University of California
Uc Santa Barbara: The Holy Roman Empire
Read a historical outline of the Holy Roman Empire, from its beginnings in the 5th century to the formal dissolution of the empire in 1806.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Germanic Invasions of Europe
This resource provides a description of the relationship between Germania and the Roman Empire from the days of the Early Republic, and how these relationships changed as Germanic tribes began to exert pressure and eventually invaded the...
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Alboin
Encyclopedia entry on the life of Alboin, King of the Lombards. With illustrations, timeline, and links to further reading.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Law of the Salian Franks
This site from the Medieval Sourcebook of the Fordham University provides an example of a Germanic law code taken from oral tradition and set down in writing.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: Western and Central Europe Chronology: Visigoths
This article presents a history of the Visigoths, also known as the Goths, who were a barbaric tribe living on the banks of the Danube River during the 4th century.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: Western and Central Europe Chronology: The Ostrogoths
This brief article details the rise and fall of the Ostrogoths, a Germanic tribe of the fifth and sixth centuries.