Talk:Thuringi

notes for further work

It seems Walter Pohl and others equate the Thuringii with Odoacer's group, the Turcilingi, who may have been a part of the Scirii, who were in any case apparently along with them within the group of peoples that had been powerful within the empire of Attila. Odoacer's father is often thought to have been an important man in that empire. Odoacer himself is associated with the Danubian peoples, and after becoming king of Italy fought for control of the area against the Rugii. Guy Halsall has a section on the earliest mentions of the Thuringii under that name, which seem to be all post Attila. The name of their early laws also seemed to connect them to the Varni? (Varni are also mentioned by Procopius as being very widespread.)--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 15:21, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Removing this statement

I'm removing this statement from the article, which makes a claim about something Procopius said, apparently in "Gothic Wars":

He also mentions a story about a marriage alliance between the Varini and the Angles in England, indicating long distance links.

I couldn't find this statement in "Gothic Wars" and I'm having a hard time finding anything about the Angles in the works of Procopius. Because of that, this statement seems suspicious and I'm removing it; if someone can provide a reliable cite that Procopius did say it, then please do so.--Beneficii (talk) 23:59, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

This response is somewhat belated, but I was able to find it on archive.org; you can just click on the title in the reference and it will take you there. Thus, I've added the statement back.--Beneficii (talk) 07:11, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

interesting source

Castritius, Helmut, ed. (2009), Die Frühzeit der Thüringer, ISBN 978-3-11-021454-3

--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 13:11, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Requested move 3 December 2025

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The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 22:18, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

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Thuringii → Thuringi – The name of this people is commonly written Thuringi (singular Thuringus), consistently with Latin nouns of Germanic origin in -ingī (singular -ingus).

English-language publications on the subject prefer the spelling Thuringi, such as The Baiuvarii and Thuringi: An Ethnographic Perspective. The Boydell Press. 2014. ISBN 978 184383 915 6. (edited by J. Fries-Knoblach and H. Steuer).

See also this Ngram showing that Thuringi is much more common than “Thuringii” in English usage. Auteuil-Passy (talk) 23:40, 3 December 2025 (UTC)

• Seems reasonable to me.--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 14:51, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
• Support. Srnec (talk) 21:09, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Infobox?

Is there any more appropriate one than "Infobox ethnic group"? See for instance at Angles (tribe). Arminden (talk) 13:18, 5 May 2026 (UTC)