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When a barbarian tribe migrated in antiquity, what actually happened? Did they just all leave farmland and houses bare? Did people who were doing well stay, and only surplus people leave?

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When a barbarian tribe migrated in antiquity, what actually happened? Did they just all leave farmland and houses bare? Did people who were doing well stay, and only surplus people leave?	138
How different would life be in the various parts of the HRE? How would life be different in a bishopric, free city or a duchy?	5