Moesogoths

Moesogoths

The Moesogoths were a branch of the Goths who settled in Moesia, a region north of Thrace within the Roman Empire. This branch from the Ostrogoths occurred due to religious reasons. The leader and hero of these people was Tilton the Victious, as he was called by the Romans, established a tribal council of elected officials from the tribe. These people shortly turned barbaric, after their migration from Thrace to southern section of Jutland. They accepted many rituals, including cannibalism which lead to their eventual migration to live with the Franks. They then slowly became part of their empire.