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HISTORY OF THE GERMANIC PEOPLES

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Germans | HISTORY OF EUROPE

Germans

In the 2nd century BC, Germanic tribes move south and east from Scandinavia. The Goths and the Vandals drive the Balts east along the coast of the Baltic. Other Germans press south along the Rhine as far as the Danube, f...

Germans | HISTORY OF MIGRATION

Germans

In the 2nd century BC, Germanic tribes move south and east from Scandinavia. The Goths and the Vandals drive the Balts east along the coast of the Baltic. Other Germans press south along the Rhine as far as the Danube, f...

The Germanic peoples of northern Europe | HISTORY OF LITERATURE

Northern epic and saga

The Germanic peoples of northern Europe are rivalled only by the ancient Greeks in their genius at transforming the shared myths and memories of the tribe into epic literature.

Unlike Homer's Greek epic, no name...

The Germanic peoples of northern Europe | HISTORY OF THE GERMANIC PEOPLES

Northern epic and saga

The Germanic peoples of northern Europe are rivalled only by the ancient Greeks in their genius at transforming the shared myths and memories of the tribe into epic literature.

Unlike Homer's Greek epic, no name...

Germans are to rule the united | THE SECOND WORLD WAR

German-occupied Europe

Germans are to rule the united Europe of Hitler's dreams, but they will need assistance. This can only be provided, he believes, by 'Aryans' in the countries to the west of Germany, in those regions settled in the distan...

Germans are to rule the united | HISTORY OF GERMANY

Hitler's vision for Europe

Germans are to rule the united Europe of Hitler's dreams, but they will need assistance. This can only be provided, he believes, by 'Aryans' in the countries to the west of Germany, in those regions settled in the distan...

The Christian empire, from the 4th | HISTORY OF DEMOCRACY

The Scandinavian thing

The Christian empire, from the 4th century AD, is no more interested than the Roman empire in the opinions of the people. And when the Germanic tribes from the north usurp the western empire, their warrior traditions thr...

The main northern story of creation | CREATION STORIES

Norse legends

The main northern story of creation is probably shared by all the people forming one distinct part of the Indo-European family - the German tribes, who gradually move south through Europe from the shores of the Baltic. B...

The various Germanic tribal groups invading | HISTORY OF ENGLAND

Anglo-Saxon kingdoms

The various Germanic tribal groups invading Britain from the 5th century, and either subduing or displacing the Celtic inhabitants, have their own leaders who fight between themselves for supremacy in this new territory....

The French revolution and Napoleon's reforms | HISTORY OF THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE

Austria and ethnic nationalism

The French revolution and Napoleon's reforms inspire suppressed minorities throughout Europe with the dream of self-determination. This is particularly true in those parts of the Austrian empire where people of non-Germa...

The French revolution and Napoleon's reforms | HISTORY OF HUNGARY

Austria and ethnic nationalism

The French revolution and Napoleon's reforms inspire suppressed minorities throughout Europe with the dream of self-determination. This is particularly true in those parts of the Austrian empire where people of non-Germa...

The French revolution and Napoleon's reforms | HISTORY OF BOHEMIA

Austria and ethnic nationalism

The French revolution and Napoleon's reforms inspire suppressed minorities throughout Europe with the dream of self-determination. This is particularly true in those parts of the Austrian empire where people of non-Germa...

In achieving this territorial success, Clovis | HISTORY OF FRANCE

Merovingians

In achieving this territorial success, Clovis | HISTORY OF THE FRANKS

Merovingians

The shared memories of the Nordic | HISTORY OF LITERATURE

Nibelungenlied

The shared memories of the Nordic people, first written down in Iceland literature, have been recited and sung wherever Germanic tribes have settled - including the central lands of Germany itself. In the southeast of th...

The shared memories of the Nordic | HISTORY OF THE GERMANIC PEOPLES

Nibelungenlied

The shared memories of the Nordic people, first written down in Iceland literature, have been recited and sung wherever Germanic tribes have settled - including the central lands of Germany itself. In the southeast of th...

The shared memories of the Nordic | HISTORY OF GERMAN LITERATURE

Nibelungenlied

The shared memories of the Nordic people, first written down in Iceland literature, have been recited and sung wherever Germanic tribes have settled - including the central lands of Germany itself. In the southeast of th...

From the start it has been | HISTORY OF GERMANY

Germans abroad

From the start it has been part of Hitler's dream, expressed in Mein Kampf, that he will unite the German-speaking peoples of Europe in a recreation of the great Reich which once held them together. This first Rei...

From the start it has been | HISTORY OF AUSTRIA

Germans abroad

From the start it has been part of Hitler's dream, expressed in Mein Kampf, that he will unite the German-speaking peoples of Europe in a recreation of the great Reich which once held them together. This first Rei...

Instead, to everyone's astonishment, the lords | HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN (from 1707)

Liberal reforms

Instead, to everyone's astonishment, the lords reject the budget in November 1909. In doing so, they play into the Liberals' hands. The increase in taxes is earmarked for two main areas of expenditure: social reforms to...

Roosevelt's victory launches one of | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The New Deal

Roosevelt's victory launches one of the most unusual and successful presidencies in US history. His ambition and attention to detail has been vividly shown already, but not seen, in his response to the polio that disabl...

Not many private citizens build a | HISTORY OF JULIUS CAESAR

Hail Caesar

Not many private citizens build a career so effectively that their name means 'emperor', 2000 years later, in other people's languages. Yet such is the case with Julius Caesar, the origin of Germany's Kaiser and R...

During the 2nd millennium BC various | HISTORY OF LITHUANIA

Baltic peoples

During the 2nd millennium BC various Indo-European tribes, speaking what are classed as the Baltic languages, settle along the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. To the north of them are people speaking Finno-Ugric languag...

During the 2nd millennium BC various | HISTORY OF LATVIA

Baltic peoples

During the 2nd millennium BC various Indo-European tribes, speaking what are classed as the Baltic languages, settle along the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. To the north of them are people speaking Finno-Ugric languag...