The Germanic Peoples in the Southwest: Herrscher und Handwerker

POVZETEK

When the Germanic peoples settled in the southwest of what is now Germany, they did not take over the infrastructure, buildings and culture of the escaped Romans, but brought their own culture with them, while the legacies of the Roman Empire slowly crumbled. But were the new rulers of the country really unkempt, uncultivated and savage drinkers, or did they leave us more than you think? As self-sufficient men, the Germanic tribes were not only skilled hunters who knew how to use bows and arrows, but also trained farmers who wrested food from the barren soil, clad in fabrics they had woven themselves. Likewise, one of the most enduring cultural achievements is on their account. The invention of beer. After all, the right brew was needed for the communal drink when different tribes met at the thing-place to pay homage to the gods and to discuss how to proceed.