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Germanic Tribes

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Germanic Tribes were seen as strong, robust, and brutal and are depicted as being very loyal to their tribes and family. However, through the eyes of Caesar, Tacitus, and other Christian missionaries, Germans were depicted all in different manners in order to benefit their own specific interests. Caesar hoped to increase his own personal glory and influence in Rome by describing the Germans as ferocious and vigorous. Tacitus, a Roman historian, emphasized the purity and unspoiled nature of the Germans so that he could critique Roman decadence and decay. Lastly, the Christian missionaries focused on the pagan beliefs of the Germanic people. However the Germanic tribes were seen and described, one warrior truly represent the characteristics of the Germanic people and represented their culture and beliefs, and that was Ethos. Germanic warriors frequently engaged in battles, and in 1000 BC they began to move from Northern Europe to Central and Eastern Europe where they began to move the Celts southward and westward. Eventually, the Germanic tribes conquered all the way to the Baltic States and around Southeast Russia, displacing the Slavic people. However, over time, the Romans began to impede on the Germanic tribes forcing the different tribes to unite in a major battle against the Romans. As a result of unifying and coming together, …show more content…

Though Valkyries we see the loyalty they had to one another in battle. By picking up the wounded and the dead warriors in battle and healing them miraculously and bringing them back to Valhalla showed the kindness and care that they had for everyone. Through the battle of Ragnorak, there is the image of loyalty, strength, and brutality of the Germanic people that is represented through the gods and the wounded heroes, and although they were all defeated, they never gave up on each other or stopped

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