[gothic-l] Re: Vaklan et c.

[Francisc Czobor]

Hi Andreas,

Of course I did not confuse the ancient Teutoni with the mediaeval 
Teutonic Order, but I understood that Rod's question was referring to 
the latter.
And, of course, you're right, this is off topic (excepting the 
ethymological connection between "Teutoni" and thiuda...)

Francisc

--- In gothic-l at y..., andreas.schwarcz at u... wrote:
> Hi Rod and Francisc,
> you should not confuse the ancient Teutoni (more of a theme for 
> the germanic list) and the medieval Teutonic Knight  Order. The 
> Teutoni probably came from Jütland, before they invaded the lands 
> of the Boii together with the Cimbri. In 113 BC they defeated a 
> Roman army near Noreia in Noricum. Then they went on to Gaul, 
> where we lose trace of the Teutoni.  The Amboni, who went with 
> them there, were annihilated by the Roman General Marius in 102 
> BC at Aquae Sextiae. The Cimbri met a similar fate in the battle of 
> Vercellae in Northern Italy in 101 BC.
> The Teutonic Knight Order was founded as a hospitaller´s order 
> before Acres in 1190 AD, turned into a knights' order in 1198 AD 
> and moved to Masovia in 1226 AD. In 1525 AD the High Master of 
> the order turned protestant and became Duke of Prussia as a 
> vassal of the king of Poland.
> Both Teutoni and the Teutonic Order are not really a theme for this 
> list.
> Kind regards
>              Andreas Schwarcz
> Ao.Univ.Prof.Dr.Andreas Schwarcz
> Institut für österreichische Geschichtsforschung
> Universität Wien
> Dr.Karl Lueger-Ring 1
> A-1010 Wien
> Österreich
> Tel.0043/1/42-77/272-16
> Fax 0043/142-77/92-72


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