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Quotes on Germanic history, culture, and lasting influence.

These quotes trace Germanic influence across centuries, starting with Prussia's rise as the most prominent Germanic state in Europe After Frederick's reign. Two others focus on the Germanic invasions, arguing they reshaped but didn't fully destroy the Mediterranean world.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Laughter
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Nov 07, 2020

It's true, some senior Hungarian writers are not known for their laughter. There is a strong Germanic influence - an attitude that if it's enjoyable it can't possibly be literature.

Quotes by Tibor Fischer

Europe
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Nov 07, 2020

For a century after the reign of Frederick, Prussia remained the most prominent Germanic state in Europe.

Quotes by Kelly Miller

Nov 07, 2020

The Germanic invasions destroyed neither the Mediterranean unity of the ancient world, nor what may be regarded as the truly essential features of the Roman culture as it still existed in the 5th century, at a time when there was no longer an Emperor in the West.

Quotes by Henri Pirenne

Did
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Nov 07, 2020

The Germanic invasions in the West could not and did not in any way alter this state of affairs.

Quotes by Henri Pirenne

Education
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Nov 07, 2020

From education by the Church to education by Germanic value is a step of several generations.

Quotes by Alfred Rosenberg

A more cultural note points to a strong Germanic influence on Hungarian writing, tied to an Attitude that enjoyable work can't be truly literary.

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