In speaking of the Germanic peoples, we established the observation of a large myriad of cultures scattered in different tribes called by the Romans as Barbarian. The term "Barbarian" denounces the prejudiced gaze that the Romans dedicated to the Germanic tribes, because the term was intended to promote a negative distinction between peoples who dominated the Latin language and those who did not know the same language.
Among the Germans we can find a wide variety of peoples, among which we highlight the Suebi, Visigoths, Vandals, Ostrogoths, Saxons, Angles, Burgundians and Alamanni. Despite the many differences that we can draw between these tribes, there are some features in common that just entering the fields of decadent Western Roman Empire.
From an economic perspective, the Germans established an agricultural economy of itinerant nature that promoted the use of land until its complete exhaustion. In parallel, hunting and fishing were other activities that also played a relative prominence. Influenced by their military culture, the Germans promoted looting and invasions that turned into another interesting source of income.
Politically, the Germans did not have a highly centralized political structure. The warlords had a prominent role, however, personal relationships and individual autonomy prevailed in any centralizing experience. Over time, an elite of warriors was taking a political role of greater expressiveness that differed them from the peasants who worked on their lands.
The social order of the Germans was established through patriarchal clans and tribes which held together by inbred relations. Generally, when a decision reached a large portion of the population, an assembly of warriors was responsible for decision making. The comitatus, which imposed the military union of warriors, was transient and influenced the social formation of the medieval world.
The religion of the Germans was marked by the worship of various deities which established a diversified mythology. One of the most important gods was Odin, the god of war. Life after death was a common belief among Germans. To the great warriors, death prior to moving to an immense paradise called valhalla.
Among the Germans we can find a wide variety of peoples, among which we highlight the Suebi, Visigoths, Vandals, Ostrogoths, Saxons, Angles, Burgundians and Alamanni. Despite the many differences that we can draw between these tribes, there are some features in common that just entering the fields of decadent Western Roman Empire.
From an economic perspective, the Germans established an agricultural economy of itinerant nature that promoted the use of land until its complete exhaustion. In parallel, hunting and fishing were other activities that also played a relative prominence. Influenced by their military culture, the Germans promoted looting and invasions that turned into another interesting source of income.
Politically, the Germans did not have a highly centralized political structure. The warlords had a prominent role, however, personal relationships and individual autonomy prevailed in any centralizing experience. Over time, an elite of warriors was taking a political role of greater expressiveness that differed them from the peasants who worked on their lands.
The social order of the Germans was established through patriarchal clans and tribes which held together by inbred relations. Generally, when a decision reached a large portion of the population, an assembly of warriors was responsible for decision making. The comitatus, which imposed the military union of warriors, was transient and influenced the social formation of the medieval world.
The religion of the Germans was marked by the worship of various deities which established a diversified mythology. One of the most important gods was Odin, the god of war. Life after death was a common belief among Germans. To the great warriors, death prior to moving to an immense paradise called valhalla.
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