"Ancient Germanic warriors played a decisive role in historical events from 200 BC, when Germanic culture first became identifiable, to AD 1000 when Christianity swept through the Nordic countries. Arising from beliefs and states of mind, a variety of warrior styles manifested t…
This volume investigates why for centuries the Germans have unhesitatingly regarded the ancient Germanic tribes as their direct ancestors. The papers analyze the complex processes of this equation, which was often maintained in the knowledge that it was untenable, and its politi…
This volume investigates the question of why for centuries the Germans have unhesitatingly regarded the ancient Germanic tribes as their direct ancestors - and commonly even do so today. Although advances in academic research have shown that we are dealing here with an artificia…
