14 Facts About Alemanni

In 496, the Alemanni were conquered by Frankish leader Clovis and incorporated into his dominions.

Alemanni were first mentioned by Cassius Dio describing the campaign of Caracalla in 213.

Whether or not the Alemanni had been previously neutral, they were certainly further influenced by Caracalla to become thereafter notoriously implacable enemies of Rome.

Alemanni did not pursue the retreating remnants, leaving what was left of the German army and their dependents intact on the other side of the Rhine.

Alemanni crossed the Rhine to forestall that event, a successful strategy.

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Alemanni were continually engaged in conflicts with the Roman Empire in the third and fourth centuries.

The Alemanni were routed, forced back into Germany, and did not threaten Roman territory for many years afterwards.

Kingdom of Alamannia between Strasbourg and Augsburg lasted until 496, when the Alemanni were conquered by Clovis I at the Battle of Tolbiac.

Subsequently, the Alemanni formed part of the Frankish dominions and were governed by a Frankish duke.

Alemanni established a series of territorially defined pagi on the east bank of the Rhine.

We know that in the sixth century, the Alemanni were predominantly pagan, and in the eighth century, they were predominantly Christian.

Alemanni spoke of the particular ruthlessness of the Alemanni in destroying Christian sanctuaries and plundering churches while the genuine Franks were respectful towards those sanctuaries.

Agathias expresses his hope that the Alemanni would assume better manners through prolonged contact with the Franks, which is by all appearances, in a manner of speaking, what eventually happened.

Unlike the later Christianization of the Saxons and of the Slavs, the Alemanni seem to have adopted Christianity gradually, and voluntarily, spread in emulation of the Merovingian elite.