Prussian Socialism 47: History and Legends of the Germanic Tribes and the Synthesis with Rome

The fall of Western Rome is a story usually told looking northward. Roman and Greek historians tell us a tale of decay and destruction brought about by wild-eyed northern savages.

But what did it look like from the other side? How did the Germanic peoples view the fall of Rome, arrival of Christianity, and the rise of early European kingdoms?

In this lecture, Gregory Conte reconstructs the "barbarian" migrations (die Völkerwanderungen) from the northern point of view, through Germanic legends and romanized Germanic historians. What do we know about early Germanic language, culture, religion, law and government? How did the Germans advance from the petty tribes of Arminius' day (c. 9 AD) to the vast kingdoms in the era of Theodoric the Goth (c. 500)? And perhaps most importantly, how did the mingling of the Germanic and Latin-speaking peoples form the basis of European culture?

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