1) Historical Germanic people 
The names Varni (Procopius), Varini (Tacitus), Varinnae (Pliny the Elder), Wærne/Werne (Widsith) and Warnii (Lex Thuringorum) probably refer to a little-known Germanic tribe. The name would have meant the `defenders`. They lived in northern Germany. They are often called Warni and Warini in English. The earliest mention of this tribe appears in.....