Quote Originally Posted by Centurio Nixalsverdrus View Post
I think that the statements of this author are rather odd (and typical left wing).
Normally i share your opinion, but friebe deserted from gdr in the sixties. i don´t think he is a typical leftwing agitator...

There is very convincing evidence that the dip near Kalkriese was the place of the battle.
Really?
the osning is today called "teutoburger wald". did we call him now osning again, because of kalkriese?
i think small communities like bramsche and kalkriese have a massive touristical and financial interest. so i would be carefull with this.

anyway.
i read a bit about the settlements borkum, beckum, dötzum and so on. i think some of them are more related to medieval -heim or -hem instead of celtic dunum. so this indicate no celtic orgin.
but i also found out, that ptolemäus called 6 big city´s or settlement in germania magna. a modern measurement (Berlin - 2004) located them around the harz area.