Fosi

Germanic Tribe

For other uses, see Fosi (disambiguation).

The Germanic tribes of Central Europe in the mid-1st century.

The Fosi were a Germanic tribe. Tacitus, in his Germania mentions them as being neighbours of the Cherusci, and they suffered alongside the Cherusci in their downfall.^[1] He also noted that before their mutual downfall, the Fosi were less prosperous than the Cherusci.^[2] The two tribes, however, had been dependents in their prosperity, so they shared that same adversity on equal terms during their decline.^[1] The etymological origin of the name Fosi is not known with certainty. The name may derive from the proto-Germanic *fuhsaz , signifying "fox".

References

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^ ^a ^b Geary, Patrick (2016). Readings in Medieval History, Volume I: The Early Middle Ages, Fifth Edition. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 66. ISBN 9781442634336.
^ Tacitus Ger. 36.

Bibliography

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"Cornelius Tacitus, Germany and its Tribes,chapter 36". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

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