Quote Originally Posted by Jebus
Weren't the Suebi those with the little 'knot' on the side of their head?
Woudn't it be kinda fun if you implemented it here too?

Now, I know using a hairstyle as an ethnic marker is a bit of is a stretch, yet they were known for it. Perhaps a unit or two with that knot?

Source:

Germania, by Tacitus

'Now I come to speak of the Suebi. They do not form one people like the Chatti or the Tencteri do. It is more the name of the inhabitants of over half of Germania, and one has to distinguish them into a series of independant tribes with a seperate name. Yet in their totality, they are often referred to as 'Suebi'.
A distinguised feature of the Suebi is that they comb their hair to the side and tie it into a knot. Because of that the Suebi distinguish themselves from other Germani, and the free men distinguish themselves from the slaves. One could find the same hairstyle with other peoples too, perhaps because they feel kindred to the Suebi or because they simply, as is so often they case, like the hairstyle. But except for the Suebi, this hairstyle is rather rare and is only seen with young people. The Suebi, on the other hand, comb their hair back even on a high age and make the knot often directly on top of the skull. The nobles arrange the hair even more artly.'

Crappy webcam pic of a skull fond in a swamp in Sleeswijk-Holstein:

http://img244.echo.cx/img244/6347/a...ng0109jp.th.jpg

Oh, and please stop spamming us with these darn updates
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This isn't fair you know. I come up with a good point, I back it up with a good source, and I'm not even dignified with a response!

*cries*