The Istvaeones, also called Istaevones, are mentioned as a Germanic tribal grouping in the writings of Tacitus and Pliny the Elder (~1st century AD), they categorized them as one of the nations of Germanic tribes descended from one of the sons of Mannus, the other two such peoples were the Ingvaeones and who?
Istvaeones The Istvaeones, also called Istaevones, Istriaones, Istriones, Sthraones, and Thracones, are mentioned as a Germanic tribal grouping in the writings of Tacitus and Pliny the Elder (~1st century AD). They categorized them as one of the nations of Germanic tribes descended from one of the sons of Mannus, a Germanic ancestor. The other two such peoples were the Ingvaeones and Irminones.
Ingvaeonic languages Ingvaeonic , also known as North Sea Germanic, is a postulated grouping of the northern West Germanic languages, consisting of Old Frisian, Old English, and Old Saxon, and their descendants.