Ermanaric

[ er-man-uh-rik ]

noun

1. a fourth-century ruler in the Black Sea area: probably identical with Jormunrek.

Ermanaric

/ əˈmænərɪk /

noun

1. Ermanaric?375MOstrogothicPOLITICS: hereditary ruler died ?375 ad , king of the Ostrogoths: ruled an extensive empire in eastern Europe, which was overrun by the Huns in the 370s

Example Sentences

Dietrich was driven from his kingdom of Bern by his uncle Ermanaric.

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Old Ermanaric stabbed himself for shame, and the hearts of the Goths became as water before the tempest of nations.

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The East Gothic dominion was now again as great in extent and far more splendid than it could have been in the time of Ermanaric.

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The limitation of the scenes in the poems of Beowulf, Ermanaric, and Attila throws out the figures in strong relief.

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