A Reiks (Lat. Rix) is a gothic title, position and rank of nobility. It is translated from the [[Greek language |Greek]] árchōn (Gr. ἄρχων, pl. ἄρχοντες) in the Gothic Bible.[1] It is also translated from the Greek Basiliskos (Gr. βασιλίσκος) in the Passio of Sabbas the Goth.[2]
The Thervingian gothic kingdom (Gutþiuda) was divided into subdivisions of territory and people called Kunja (singular Kuni), by a Reiks (gothic ruler).[3] In times of a common threat, Reiks were selected as a kindins, or head of the Empire ("judges", Lat. iudex, Gr. δικαστής).[4] Herwig Wolfram suggested the position was different to the Roman definition of a king having given consideration to the realities of Thervingi society. The title has not been elevated above that of a chief.[5] The Rieks had a lower order of optimates or Megistanes (Greek: μεγιστανεσ) beneath them, on whom they could call on for support.[6]
Rieks was originally a Celtic word adopted by East Germanic tribes and was used as a root word in many personal names such as Theodoric the Great (Þiuda-reiks - "ruler of the people"). The use of the suffix extended into the Merovingian dynasty after they became related, with kings given names such as Childeric.[7]
See also [link]
- List of current sovereign monarchs
- Fridigern
- Alavivus
- Wingurich
- Atharid
- Rothesteus
- Athanaric
- Aoric
- Ariaric
References [link]
- ^ A. W. Van Der Hoek; Dirk H. A. Kolff; M. S. Oort (1992). Ritual, State, and History in South Asia: Essays in Honour of J.C. Heesterman. BRILL. pp. 310–. ISBN 978-90-04-09467-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=EtwtSZwyWpgC&pg=PA310. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Herwig Wolfram (2005). Gotische Studien: Volk und Herrschaft im frühen Mittelalter. C.H.Beck. pp. 90–. ISBN 978-3-406-52957-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=xuAI_WgtFuUC&pg=PA90. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ Herwig Wolfram, Die Goten: Von den Anfängen bis zur Mitte des 6. Jahrhunderts, p. 105.
- ^ Ammianus Marcellinus (27,5,9) mentions one Athanaric iudex gentis, "judge the people."
- ^ P. J. Heather (1999). The Visigoths from the Migration Period to the Seventh Century: An Ethnographic Perspective. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. pp. 358–. ISBN 978-1-84383-033-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=4MADmH2eaGIC&pg=PA358. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ Béla Köpeczi, History of Transylvania: From the beginnings to 1606, Social Science Monographs, 2001, p. 163.
- ^ Herwig Wolfram (1997). The Roman Empire and Its Germanic Peoples. University of California Press. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-0-520-08511-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=tOnQDfRU-poC&pg=PA17. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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Walk home, come down, retreat to sleep
Wake up, go out again, repeat
Walk home, come down, retreat to sleep
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