TheLemovii were aGermanic tribe, only once named byTacitus in the late 1st century.[1][2] He noted that they lived near theRugii and both lived east of theGutones, who are lived in the delta of the Vistula river. All three of these peoples they had short swords and round shields.[1][2]
TheOksywie culture is associated with parts of theRugii and Lemovii.[2] Also, thePlöwen group (German:Plöwener Gruppe) of theUecker-Randow region is associated with the Lemovii.[3]
The archaeologicalDębczyn group might comprise the remnants of the Lemovii, probably identical withWidsith'sGlommas, who are believed to have been the neighbors of theRugii, a tribe dwelling at theBaltic Sea coast in today'sPomerania region before themigration period.[4][5] Both "Lemovii" and "Glommas" translate to "the barking".[5] Germanicsagas report a battle on the isle ofHiddensee between king Hetel (Hethin, Heodin of the Glommas) and Rugian king Hagen, following the abduction of Hagen's daughter Hilde by Hetel.[4] Yet, there are also other hypotheses about the location of the Lemovii, and that their identification as Glommas, though probable, is not certain.[4]
The Lemovii have also been equated withJordanes'Turcilingi, together with theRugii withPtolemy'sRhoutikleioi, also withPtolemy'sLeuonoi and with theLeonas of theWidsith.[5]
