TheVidivarii are described byJordanes in hisGetica as amelting pot of tribes who in the mid-6th century lived at the lowerVistula:[1][2]
Ad litus oceani, ubi tribus faucibus fluenta Vistulae fluminibus ebibuntur, Vidivarii resident ex diversis nationibus aggregati.[3]
Though differing from the earlierWillenberg culture, some traditions were continued,[2] thus the corresponding archaeological culture is sometimes described as the Vidivarian orwidiwar stage of the Willenberg culture. The bearers of the Willenberg culture have been associated with a heterogeneous people comprisingVistula Veneti,Goths,Rugii, andGepids.[4] One hypothesis, based on the sudden appearance of large amounts of Roman solidi and migrations of other groups after the breakdown of theHun empire in 453, suggest a partial re-migration of earlier emigrants to their former northern homelands.[2]
The first elementvid/wid means "wood" (sacred grove ?), fromProto-Germanic *widuz. The second element-varii is most prolific among Germanic tribal names (Ampsivarii, Angrivarii, Raetovarii, Falchovarii, Baiuvarii, ...), commonly taken to mean "inhabitants of", "dwellers in". Its precise etymology remains unclear.
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