Thuringian forest in the context of "Thuringii"

The Thuringii, or Thuringians were a Germanic people who lived in their own kingdom in what is now central Germany. They are first mentioned in written records starting in the fifth century, during a period when the Huns were the most influential force in central Europe and the Western Roman Empire lost control of this region. The kingdom was not mentioned during the time of Attila himself, or during the conflicts between the small kingdoms which formed immediately after his death, so it's early history and boundaries are uncertain. However, the medieval kingdom, and the modern German federal state which is still called Thuringia, lies between the Harz in the north, and the Thuringian forest in the south.

The medieval Thuringian kingdom came into conflict with the Merovingian Franks, and it later became a stem duchy within the Frankish realm.