The fusion of different cultures into new communities is not just a phenomenon of the 20th and 21st centuries, but has been going on since prehistory. Especially the transition from Antiquity to the Middle Ages was an era in which the migrations of steppenomad and Germanic warrior groups with their families had caused changes in wide parts of Europe. In this volume, thirteen studies from different European countries demonstrate diverse perspectives and varying scientific traditions of approaching a theme like »Foreigners in Early Medieval Europe«.