05-19-2010, 10:00 PM
Yes,
The Victorians-- having the perfect Germanic royal family to adore-- were bullishly pro-German this and that; and subsequently, in their minds, the so-called big strapping German was looked upon as the quinticential hero-- aka a gigantic statue of Arminius, alias Hermann the German. Under this kind of influence, how could those little Italians ever resist the "manly" incursions of Valhallic heroes for as long as they did? :roll:
The Victorians-- having the perfect Germanic royal family to adore-- were bullishly pro-German this and that; and subsequently, in their minds, the so-called big strapping German was looked upon as the quinticential hero-- aka a gigantic statue of Arminius, alias Hermann the German. Under this kind of influence, how could those little Italians ever resist the "manly" incursions of Valhallic heroes for as long as they did? :roll:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
