Goths

:This article is about the Germanic tribes. For the late 20th century youth subculture, see Goth. "Gothic" has various other applications, some of them relating to Goths.

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The Goths were an East Germanic tribe which according to their own traditions originated in Scandinavia (specifically Gotland and G?taland). They migrated southwards and conquered parts of the Roman empire. Two closely related tribes, the Gutar and the G?tar, who remained in Scandinavia and are often called Goths, are separately treated, as Gotlanders and Geats respectively.

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Goth: :This article is about the contemporary goth/gothic subculture. For the Germanic tribes of the same name, see the Goths....

Gothic: Besides its original meaning, "of or relating to the Goths (Gothos, Getas), a Germanic tribe" and thus the Gothic language and the Gothic alphabet, the word Gothic has been used to refer to distinctly different things:...

East Germanic tribe: redirectEast Germanic tribes...