Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), painting (1791), by Thomas Hardy (1757-1804).

18th century German silver fifteen piece toilet service by Franz Christoph Saler, Augsburg, 1732-33

Germanic languages, branch of the Indo-European language family consisting of the West Germanic, North Germanic, and East Germanic groups.

Another important matter to consider is how the roof is built. It is important that a roof structure be well adapted to the frame that is supporting it. In the German tradition, roofs are generally classified into 3 Categories: Sparrendach, Kehlbalkendach, and Pfettendach A Sparrendach is ...

Berchta is a name that’s changed often over the centuries. A once widespread and greatly loved Germanic goddess, she still survives in German, Swiss, and Austrian folklore but under a different, more hideous guise. She is the leader of the Perchten.

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When the German warrior, whether horseman or foot, went into battle in the first century A.D., his main weapon was a long lance with one end sharpened and hardened by fire, or else fitted with a short narrow iron point, which could be hurled or used for thrusting.

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Late Iron Age Celtic Stone Carving of a Human Head - 100 BC

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