The Skires were a Germanic Peuple initially established in Masurie, not far from the current Lithuania. With the Bastarnes (another Germanic people), a part of them emigrated towards the south towards 230 after J.C and the two people were established on banks of the Black Sea. After having concluded in pact from peace with the Roman , Skires settled in the east of the field of Bastarnes.

Most known of Skires was Odoacre which, between 473 and 476, seized the Italy and deposited the last emperor, Romulus Augustule, thus entering the legend as that which had put an end to the Roman Empire of occident. But, a few years later, in 493, Skires themselves were demolished and eliminated by the Ostrogoths, and killed Odoacre of the own hand of the king of the latter, Théodoric Large the.

On their side, Skires remained pagan in the north of Europe remained of small number until the 13th century.