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April 28th, 2011, 08:48 AM
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#21 | | Spiritual Ronin
Joined: Aug 2009 From: Minnesnowta Posts: 18,985 |
I seem to remember that the Hallstatt/ La Tene culture (Celtic) were a lot more advanced in metallurgy then their Germanic counterparts at the time.
Swords and armor were less frequent in early Germanic society and the examples we do find are Halstatt and La Tene in origin, IIRC.
When the Romans first encountered the Germans, many lacked any metal weaponry at all.
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April 28th, 2011, 11:55 AM
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#22 | | Archivist
Joined: Oct 2010 From: Belfast Posts: 218 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Salah ad-Din  I think the Celts preferred mustaches and whiskey to beards and beer  | Oh we will have the beer too if its going !! the Tash is optional now !! In fact the Germans seem to have adopted the Ancient Celtic fashion of big tash and a mullett !! more so than those of Celtic decent unless you happened to play for or support Liverpool in the 1980's or early 90's  | | | |
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April 28th, 2011, 12:24 PM
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#23 | | Drinker of Tea
Joined: Dec 2010 From: California Posts: 2,278 |
Julius Caesar recorded that the Germans were far bigger in stature and size than the Gauls.
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April 29th, 2011, 02:01 AM
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#24 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Aug 2010 From: Central Macedonia Posts: 17,763 | Quote:
Originally Posted by RoyalGovnaWatts Julius Caesar recorded that the Germans were far bigger in stature and size than the Gauls. | True that... But in terms of colour (skin, hair, eyes) they are the same. I guess they were always the same!  | | | |
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April 29th, 2011, 04:41 AM
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#25 | | Resident Fenian ¤ Member of the Year ¤
Joined: Oct 2010 From: Éire Posts: 6,270 |
I get the impression that Julius sometimes had an active imagination .
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April 29th, 2011, 07:16 AM
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#26 | | Man in the Box ¤ Blog of the Year ¤
Joined: Oct 2009 From: Baltimorean-in-exile Posts: 16,627 | Quote:
Originally Posted by General Michael Collins I get the impression that Julius sometimes had an active imagination . | You should check out his account of the fauna of the Germanian forests | | | |
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April 29th, 2011, 07:18 AM
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#27 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Aug 2010 From: Central Macedonia Posts: 17,763 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Salah ad-Din You should check out his account of the fauna of the Germanian forests |
Give us a clue! Tell us about those German forests according to Julius! | | | |
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May 29th, 2011, 07:08 PM
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#28 | | Priapus
Joined: Jan 2009 From: the solo basement party rocking tonight Posts: 6,466 |
So.... which wins? I didn't find an answer lol. As for time period, lets try both in their prime
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May 29th, 2011, 08:16 PM
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#29 | | Man in the Box ¤ Blog of the Year ¤
Joined: Oct 2009 From: Baltimorean-in-exile Posts: 16,627 |
You could say the Germanic peoples didn't reach their prime till recent history, perhaps the Third Reich?
Obviously that would beat the Celts at their prime c. 300 BCE...
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May 29th, 2011, 08:17 PM
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#30 | | Priapus
Joined: Jan 2009 From: the solo basement party rocking tonight Posts: 6,466 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Salah ad-Din You could say the Germanic peoples didn't reach their prime till recent history, perhaps the Third Reich?
Obviously that would beat the Celts at their prime c. 300 BCE... | lol I mean Germanic Tribes. Tribes ended after awhile
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