Heruli

/ˈhɛrjuːlaɪ/ noun

Definition

The Heruli, an ancient Germanic or Norse people who inhabited regions around the Baltic Sea and later settled in parts of Europe.

Etymology

From the name of the Heruli people, likely from Old Norse or Germanic roots, mentioned in Roman and Byzantine historical sources from the 3rd century onward.

Kelly Says

The Heruli mysteriously disappeared from historical records by the 6th century, and historians debate whether they were absorbed into other groups or migrated elsewhere—they're one of history's genuine lost peoples.

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