volksverhuizingen
Volksverhuizingen, often translated as "great migrations" or "population movements," refers to the large-scale movements of people that occurred in Europe, primarily between the 4th and 6th centuries AD. These movements were not a single, unified event but rather a complex series of migrations, invasions, and settlements by various Germanic peoples, as well as Huns and others, into the territories of the Western Roman Empire and its successor states.
The exact causes of these volksverhuizingen are debated among historians, but likely factors include climate change,
Prominent groups involved included the Goths (Visigoths and Ostrogoths), Vandals, Franks, Lombards, Angles, Saxons, and Suebi.