Gothic
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Germanic people
- GothsGothsThe Goths were an East Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin whose two branches, the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths, played an important role in the fall of the Roman Empire and the emergence of Medieval Europe....
or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes- Gothic languageGothic languageGothic is an extinct Germanic language that was spoken by the Goths. It is known primarily from the Codex Argenteus, a 6th-century copy of a 4th-century Bible translation, and is the only East Germanic language with a sizable Text corpus...
, an extinct East Germanic language, spoken by the Goths - Crimean GothicCrimean GothicCrimean Gothic was a Gothic dialect spoken by the Crimean Goths in some isolated locations in Crimea until the late 18th century....
, the Gothic language spoken by the Crimean Goths - Gothic alphabetGothic alphabetThe Gothic alphabet is an alphabet for writing the Gothic language, created in the 4th century by Ulfilas for the purpose of translating the Christian Bible....
, one of the alphabets used to write the Gothic language - Gothic (term)Gothic (term)Gothic is the term originally used to describe things pertaining to the Gothic people and then reused in a variety of contexts.The Goths were traditionally thought to have originated in northern Europe and moved south towards the borders of the Roman Empire in the 2nd century...
, a term used to describe things pertaining to the Gothic people
- Gothic language
Medieval culture
- Gothic artGothic artGothic art was a Medieval art movement that developed in France out of Romanesque art in the mid-12th century, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe, but took over art more completely north of the Alps, never quite effacing more classical...
, a Medieval art movement- Gothic architectureGothic architectureGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
- Gothic Revival architectureGothic Revival architectureThe Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
(Neo-Gothic)
- Gothic architecture
Romanticism
- Gothic fictionGothic fictionGothic fiction, sometimes referred to as Gothic horror, is a genre or mode of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. Gothicism's origin is attributed to English author Horace Walpole, with his 1764 novel The Castle of Otranto, subtitled "A Gothic Story"...
or Gothic Romanticism, a British literary genre - Gothic Revival architectureGothic Revival architectureThe Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
Modern culture
- Goth subcultureGoth subcultureThe goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in England during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre. The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify...
- Gothic rockGothic rockGothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
, a type of rock music - Gothic fashionGothic fashionGothic fashion is a clothing style worn by members of the Goth subculture; a dark, sometimes morbid, eroticized fashion and style of dress. Typical Gothic fashion includes dyed black hair, black lips and black clothes. Both male and female goths wear dark eyeliner and dark fingernails. Styles are...
- Gothic metalGothic metalGothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
Other uses
- Symphony No. 1 (Havergal Brian)Symphony No. 1 (Havergal Brian)The Symphony No. 1 in D minor by Havergal Brian was composed between 1919 and 1927, and partly owes its notoriety to being perhaps the largest symphony ever composed...
, known as "The Gothic", the largest symphony ever composed - Gothic (film)Gothic (film)Gothic is a 1986 film directed by Ken Russell. It starred Gabriel Byrne as Lord Byron, Julian Sands as Percy Bysshe Shelley, Natasha Richardson as Mary Shelley and Timothy Spall as Dr John William Polidori...
, a 1986 film by Ken Russell - Gothic (series)Gothic (series)Gothic is an action role-playing game franchise, created and owned by Piranha Bytes. The latest release was published by Nordic Games.The latest installment in the series was developed by Spellbound Entertainment.-Games in the Gothic franchise:...
, a video game series originally developed by Piranha Bytes Game Studios - Gothic (video game), a 2001 video game developed by Piranha Bytes Game Studios
- Gothic (moth)Gothic (moth)The Gothic is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed in temperate Eurasia.This species has a wingspan of 36–46 mm. The forewings are broader than most other noctuids, blackish with a network of fine white lines . The hindwings are grey. The species flies at night in June and July...
, a species of nocturnal moth - Gothic (album)Gothic (album)Gothic is the second full-length album released by British heavy metal band Paradise Lost.This album has been re-released twice, both of which contain remastered sound. The 2003 re-release of this album appended two remixes of songs from Lost Paradise, bringing the total running time to 49 minutes...
, a 1991 album by the band Paradise Lost - Gothic LineGothic LineThe Gothic Line formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselring's last major line of defence in the final stages of World War II along the summits of the Apennines during the fighting retreat of German forces in Italy against the Allied Armies in Italy commanded by General Sir Harold Alexander.Adolf Hitler...
, a World War II defensive line - GothicsGothicsGothics is the tenth highest of the High Peaks of the Adirondack Park in New York, USA. Much of the mountain is covered in bare rock slides, which give the mountain its name due to their resemblance to Gothic architecture. The summit has near 360 degree views, which combined with its location in...
, one of the Adirondack High Peaks in New York - Gothic F.C.Gothic F.C.Gothic F.C. was an English football club based in Norwich. They were members of the Eastern Counties League between 1963 and 1978.The club was affiliated to the Norfolk County FA.-History:...
, a football club in Norwich, England - New Gothic ArtNew Gothic Art-Manifesto:The Neo Gothic Art Manifesto was written by gothic artist Charles Moffat in 2001, who also coined the term "Neo Gothic" in an effort to differentiate it from gothic architecture...
- SS Gothic (1893)SS Gothic (1893)SS Gothic was an ocean liner, built in 1893 at the Harland and Wolff Shipyards for the White Star Line. She traveled the London to New Zealand route. Gothic caught fire in 1906, and was subsequently repaired. Following this, she was converted into an immigrant ship and chartered to the Red Star...
, a White Star Line ship - SS Gothic (1920), a British cargo ship in service 1922-39
- SS Gothic (1947), a Corinthic-class passenger and cargo liner
- Batman: GothicBatman: GothicGothic is a 1990 Batman comic book storyline that ran through the Legends of the Dark Knight monthly series. It was written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Klaus Janson.- Plot :...
, a 1990 comic book story arc
See also
- Goth (disambiguation)Goth (disambiguation)A Goth is a member of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe.Goth may also refer to:*Goth *Goth , a Japanese novel by Otsu-ichi*Goth , a character in the Silverwing series...
- Geats
- GothikaGothika-Box office:Gothika was released on November 21, 2003 in North America, grossing $19,288,438 in the opening weekend and ranking at #2, behind The Cat in the Hat. It went on to gross $59,694,580 in the domestic market and $81,896,744 from foreign markets for a worldwide total of $141,591,324...
, a 2003 supernatural horror film