Suebian knot From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search The Osterby Head with Suebian knot. A battle scene from Tropaeum Traiani: a Roman legionnaire battles a Dacian warrior wielding a falx, while a Germanic warrior (Bastarnae?), sporting a Suebian knot, lies injured on the ground. The Suebian knot (German: Suebenknoten) is a historical male hairstyle ascribed to th..