08-11-2012, 08:36 AM
Quote:No no no, you got that all wrong. They only learned to speak German when they were in Spain, or possibly in Gaul. No doubt they learned it from Franks, Vandals and Sueves or other Germanic tourists on the Spanish costas. Before that they all spoke Dacian.
Ah! I should have remembered that. It's in all the Jeanine Davis-Kimball textbooks... plus they learned Dacian from the Turks... because, naturally, the Dacian tongue is a Turkic language. Still quite popular in certain academic circles. :wink:
Hello, Jose
For the Steppe Cultures book above, Ms Davis-Kimball doesn't have to be an expert on anything. All the chapters were written by Russian archaeologists who do know their stuff. She just got them together for the project.
As for steppe clothing. Most people know the difference between a kaftan and a tan calf. :roll:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
