Vandals


A people of northern Europe, known for their cruelty and destructiveness, who invaded the Roman Empire and plundered Rome itself in the fifth century.

Notes for Vandals

The term vandalism, meaning wanton destructiveness, comes from the name of the Vandals.

Words Nearby Vandals

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How to use Vandals in a sentence

  • On the 15 th December Belisarius met the Vandals in battle-array.

    Theodoric the Goth | Thomas Hodgkin
  • The first of the Teutonic states to fall was the kingdom of the Vandals.

    Theodoric the Goth | Thomas Hodgkin
  • These Vandals, desirous of making a little money, were in the habit of tearing out leaves from some of the MSS.

  • Then take the gradual destruction of the building by Goths and Vandals, and by the people of Rome themselves.

    The Complete Club Book for Women | Caroline French Benton
  • The Goths and Vandals entertained the opinion that the first man and woman were made of an ash-tree.