The
Chatti were an ancient
German tribe inhabiting the upper reaches of the rivers
Weser,
Eder[?],
Fulda and
Werra, a district approximately corresponding to
Hesse-
Cassel, though probably somewhat more extensive. They frequently came into conflict with the
Romans during the early years of the
1st century. Eventually they formed a portion of the
Franks and were incorporated in the kingdom of
Clovis I probably with the
Ripuarians[?] , at the beginning of the
6th century.
From a 1911 encyclopedia