It's kind of crazy to think that an ancient Germanic people once ruled parts of Algeria, Libya and Tunisia. Did the Vandals leave any mark - in language, culture, architecture or similar - that might be recognizable today in those regions?

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DoctorEmperor

Follow up question: how did the vandals actually physically get to modern day Tunisia? What was their route for getting there?

CptBuck

I’m happy to try to take follow ups to the post I wrote before that /u/3attab very helpfully linked to, but the basic answer seems to be a relatively straightforward “No.”

3attab
MulhollandOats

Where were desireable swords most often sourced/made/sold/valued?

acilez

Follow up, Why did they feel the need to travel that far? It would seem that the deserts of northern africa would be inhospitable for a group of barbarians that were used to central/eastern europe climate.