The
Buri were a
Germanic tribe mentioned in the
Germania of
Tacitus, where they initially "close the back" of the
Marcomanni and
Quadi of
Bohemia and
Moravia. It is said that their speech and customs were like those of the
Suebi. Such a statement implies that the Buri had recently come from the direction of the
Baltic Sea, as other Germanic settlers in Bohemia and Moravia were newcomers, having driven out the Celtic
Boii and taken their lands. In Tacitus, the Buri are not linked to the
Lugii.