(Alans). The only non-Germanic settlers in the western Roman Empire during the so-called barbarian invasions, the Alani spoke an Indo-Iranian language. They were living as nomads in southern Russia when the arrival of the Huns in the 370s caused groups...

The Alans or Alani (occasionally but more rarely termed Alauni or Halani) were an Iranian nomadic group among the Sarmatian people, warlike nomadic pastoralists of varied backgrounds, who spoke an Iranian language and to a large extent shared a common...