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the Count of Flanders
08-06-2002, 18:06
Anyone seen this German series about the Germanic tribes (Teutons, Vandals, Goths, Franks,...) and their interaction with the Roman empire? I think it is pretty good but I missed a few episodes and would like to know whether it's available on video/DVD preferably in english (but german will do as well).
Sjakihata
08-06-2002, 18:27
hmmm

no never seen it...

did they actual called them-self Vandals.. funny
chilliwilli
08-07-2002, 02:26
The word vandal that is used today comes from them since they would reack havoc and "vandalize" cities as they put it. Kind of like the word Vietnamization used during The Vietnam War.
Ithaskar Fëarindel
08-07-2002, 03:58
Vietnamization? Never heard of it. An American word or an English one? (count as two languages to me)

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AvramL
08-07-2002, 04:58
cool, I'd also like to get my hands on that series. Never anything that interesting on TV over here.
chilliwilli
08-07-2002, 05:29
Its American. Its a term President Nixon(well he was a candidate for presedency at the time.) used in a campaign speech. Its a word used to describe his plan for ending The Vietnam war. What he wanted to do was slowly withdraw troops from The War, but continue fighting so they would withdraw with honor http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/rolleyes.gif. At the time it wasn't a word, but now its considered one much like vanadlize became a word as described above.

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AvramL
08-07-2002, 12:36
IE. get the Vietnamese to fight their own war and remove Americans who shouldn't have been there in the first place.
Winkel
08-07-2002, 19:53
Quote Originally posted by the Count of Flanders:
Anyone seen this German series about the Germanic tribes (Teutons, Vandals, Goths, Franks,...) and their interaction with the Roman empire? I think it is pretty good but I missed a few episodes and would like to know whether it's available on video/DVD preferably in english (but german will do as well).[/QUOTE]

I have seen a German series on these tribes under "ZDF Expedition" (a weekly 45min. Program on historical issues). If you were referring to those you may want to look at www.zdf.de. (http://www.zdf.de.) I doubt, they will be available in English though.

Vandals: vandalism is a reference to the Vandals and in particular the conquer and pillage of the city of Rome that was attributed to them. However, the pillage of Rome that led to the term "vandalism" wasn't committed by the Vandals (but by a tribe, that I forgot the name). They did march through Italy but finally settled in Carthago and became peaceful traders until they were conquered by Numide tribes some 100-200 years later.
AvramL
08-08-2002, 13:33
Hmmm... I'll have to improve my high school level German. http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif
Winkel
08-22-2002, 18:00
Quote Originally posted by AvramL:
Hmmm... I'll have to improve my high school level German. http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif[/QUOTE]

The book "Sturm über Europa" by Peter Arens covers the content of a.m. TV-Series. It is again in German though.