Word: germanicism
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When the early Germanic tribes first accepted Christianity, they did so only after altering the religion to accommodate their view of the world. Until Charlemagne's conquest and reconversion of Germany eradicated this so-called "Aryan heresy," German Christianity had little in common with the message of universal fraternity fundamental...
The break with Sony was a watershed. The pianist cut his 100-concerts-a-year schedule in half and moved from his West Side Manhattan apartment to a quiet bungalow nestled in the woods near New Paltz. Last March he signed a contract with MusicMasters that will allow him to...
Condemning the rising tide of neo-Nazi violence and anti-foreigner sentiment in Germany, about 75 people--mostly graduate students and faculty of Harvard's Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures--held a vigil on the steps of Widener Library last night.
The Iceman was well prepared for the Alpine chill. His basic garment was an unlined fur robe made of patches of deer, chamois and ibex skin. Though badly repaired at many points, the robe had been cleverly whipstitched together with threads of sinew or plant fiber, in what appears to...
Only two decades have gone by since Germany's great victory in World War II. It is 1964, and a vassal Germanic empire unites Europe from England almost to the Urals. It's true that war has sputtered on endlessly against what remains of the Soviet Union and that anti...