From: sena_rafngard
Message: 7170
Date: 2006-09-29
--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, diegof@... wrote:
[snip]
> convinced that early Germanic civilisation has been
> influenced by the Celtic much more than many scholars admit.
> However, the two peoples did share a lot of common features; and
> surely the masculine image of itself that Germanic society shows
[snip]
This idea of similarities between Germanic and Celtic continental
cultures is discussed well in 'Barbarians Speak' by Peter S. Wells
[2001]. The main point of the book is how the 'barbarians' influenced
the Roman Empire, but in discussing Gaul there is a lot on that topic.
Keep in mind, this book is largely from the perspective of an
archaeologist and university professor (which is how I came across it --
I took some of his classes, some of the best I participated in).
-Sena