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| "Jutland, the long-time heartland of Germania..." Einar Haugen in The Scandinavian Languages |
| That tremor that you feel is not an earthquake. It is the vibration of millions of Nazi Germans rolling over in their graves! Contrary to popular belief, the German people did not originate in Germany. As a matter of fact, every Englishman, Frisian, Dane, Norwegian, Swede, and yes, German, is descended from people that lived on the Danish peninsula for thousands of years. Archaeologists tell us that the first identifiably Germanic culture was found here, and linguists believe that the first Germanic language originated here. It was the cradle of all of the Germanic people, whether they be German, Dutch, Frisian, Dane, Swede, Norwegian, or English. Jutland was not a dark, forbidding place with unpenetrable pine forests. It had large open decidous forests and rolling pasture lands. There was abundant wildlife and the streams teemed with fish. It was like the best part of Britain, the part that became England. Much of Bronze-Age Jutland looked like this scene from Denmark, shown below. Previous Page......Next Page |
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