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The Suebi were a large group of Germanic peoples first reported by Julius Caesar in the 1st century BC. In different contexts over several centuries, peoples within this umbrella category were sometim
Osterby Man from northern Germany showing a Suebian knot, dated beween 75 and 130 AD
Mušov Cauldron, a Roman bronze cauldron found in 1988 in a Germanic chieftain's grave in Mušov, Czech Republic, dating to the 2nd century A.D. The cauldron is decorated by four cast heads of Germanic men wearing a Suebian knot hairstyle
A chained prisoner wears breeches and has a suebian knot. 2nd century AD bronze, Vienna
Roman bronze statuette. Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Suebian knot
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The Suebian knot is a historical male hairstyle ascribed to the tribe of the Germanic Suebi. The knot is attested by Tacitus in his 1st century AD work Germania, found on contemporary depictions of Ge
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…continued the theme of showing how the Germani, and especially the Suebi, were constantly preparing for war. He associated the Suebi with the so-called "Suebian knot", the fashion of pulling back their hair, and tying it in a high knot. According to Tacitus, this fashion was not restricted to the Suebi, but he…
Hair of Dätgen Man, 135–385 AD, found in Germany
Marble head (1st/2nd century AD) found in Somzée, Wallonia, Belgium
German at Wien Museum (2nd century AD)