The second half of the Elder | HISTORY OF LITERATURE

Eddas and Sagas

The second half of the Elder Edda goes back even further, in an oral tradition reaching to the 5th and 6th century. Much of the material derives from the historical struggle in the 5th century between the invading...

The second half of the Elder | HISTORY OF THE GERMANIC PEOPLES

Eddas and Sagas

The second half of the Elder Edda goes back even further, in an oral tradition reaching to the 5th and 6th century. Much of the material derives from the historical struggle in the 5th century between the invading...

The shared memories of the Nordic | HISTORY OF LITERATURE

Nibelungenlied

The shared memories of the Nordic people, first written down in Iceland literature, have been recited and sung wherever Germanic tribes have settled - including the central lands of Germany itself. In the southeast of th...

The shared memories of the Nordic | HISTORY OF THE GERMANIC PEOPLES

Nibelungenlied

The shared memories of the Nordic people, first written down in Iceland literature, have been recited and sung wherever Germanic tribes have settled - including the central lands of Germany itself. In the southeast of th...

The shared memories of the Nordic | HISTORY OF GERMAN LITERATURE

Nibelungenlied

The shared memories of the Nordic people, first written down in Iceland literature, have been recited and sung wherever Germanic tribes have settled - including the central lands of Germany itself. In the southeast of th...

The Slavs are first referred to | HISTORY OF EUROPE

Slavs

The Slavs are first referred to by this name in518 when they press into the Roman empire across the Danube, though they have been settled for more than a millennium in the region to the north (between the Vistula and Dni...

The Slavs are first referred to | HISTORY OF THE BALKANS

Slavs

The Slavs are first referred to by this name in518 when they press into the Roman empire across the Danube, though they have been settled for more than a millennium in the region to the north (between the Vistula and Dni...

The western part of the Balkan | HISTORY OF ALBANIA

Ancient Illyria

The western part of the Balkan peninsula is known to the ancient Greeks as Illyria. The Illyrians, a group of Indo-European tribes, have been in the area since at least 1000 BC. Their region becomes prosperous during the...