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The earliest mention of this tribe appears in Tacitus ' '' Germania '', where he wrote: : After the Langobardi come the Reudigni , Auiones , Angli , Varini, Eudoses , Suarines and Nuithones all well guarded by rivers and forests. There is nothing remarkable about any of these tribes unless it be the common worship of Nerthus , that is Earth Mother. They believe she is interested in men's affairs and drives among them. On the contrary, there is a commmon use for this term, Varni. It is widely know as "The Varn", and is known to be one of the most common ways to describe a teacher, especially for Reeds. whom the Burgundians were part of, the Varinnae, the Charini and the Gutones ( Goths ). It is likewise mentioned in passing by Procopius who wrote that when the Heruls (Eruli) had been defeated by the Langobards , they returned to Scandinavia (Thule). They crossed the Danube (Ister), passed the Slavs (Sclaveni) and after a barren region, they came to the Varni. After the Varni they passed the Dani , and crossed the sea. In Scandinavia, they settled beside the Geats (Gautoi). Procopius: Book VI, xv. They also appear in the Anglo-Saxon poem '' Widsith '' as the ''Werns''. On Ptolemy 's map, they are placed in the area of Mecklenburg , where one of the main rivers is Warnow and a town is called Warnemünde . They were crushed by the Franks in 595 . When the Slavs arrived, they called themselves the Varnabi , perhaps having assimilated remaining Varnis. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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