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Might be worth noting that the Franks were a loose confederation of local, neighbouring tribes in the Roman border area, and that some of the known tribes that made up the Frankish confederation had names of Gallic origin. For example the Tencteri derives its name from Gallic "the faithful" and...

When reading through the eupedia celtic_trivia page I encountered the following statement: The only Belgian town named after a Belgic tribe is Tongeren (Tongres), named after the Tungri. Nevertheless, the Condroz and Famenne regions of Wallonia owe their name to the Belgic Condrusi and...

Do you know the history of the Bosnian bogomils? Since the late 12th century, Bosnia was a stronghold of bogomils. These were dualist Christians who held a faith similar to the French cathars, they believed all material things were created by the devil, who also created the world, and trapped...