Alemanni

The Alemanni (an aa Alamanni, Alamani^[1]) wur a confederation o Suebian Germanic tribes locatit on the upper Rhine river. First mentioned bi the Romans in 213, the Alemanni captured the Agri Decumates in 260, an later expandit intae present-day Alsace, an northren Swisserland, leadin tae the establishment o the Auld Heich German leid in those regions. In 496, the Alemanni wur conquered bi Frankish leader Clovis an incorporatit intae his dominions. The legacy o the Alemanni survives in the names o Germany in several leids.