Citaat:
Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door eric v68
Bataven (300-50BC) = Chamaven 200 AD = Franken (500AD)
Tubanti (50BC) = Bructeri 200 AD = Franken (500AD)
en ik heb geen identiteitscrisis hoor. hooguit zelfbewust
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankish#Legacy
Met als excerpt de laatste regels:
"The Carolingian elite produced Feudalism. This social structure, or parts of it, went on to influence much of Western Europe from the Middle Ages onwards. Also, the Franks and their leaders became an important part of the legendary history of Western Europe. Because of this, many European rulers and writers used the idea of a Frankish legacy as justification for political claims or for political and social theories. In the twentieth century, Franks and Frankish leaders became common political symbols for European unity."
Precies, justificatie en romanticisme.