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susannewilliams
20-06-2013, 02:10 PM
For the summer soulstice I visited the place where my ancestors slaughtered 20,000 Romans and fed them the The Hungry Lords.

The place is Teutoberger Wald. (Teutoburger Forest)

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shepherd
20-06-2013, 02:34 PM
great camping spot

OakAshandThorn
20-06-2013, 03:55 PM
T^ Lovely altar ;).
I heard it was more like 40,000 Romans killed :confused2:.
"Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!" - Caesar Agustus

Realearner
20-06-2013, 04:11 PM
Williams, not very Germanic? But lovely spot would not want to be a Roman there a few centries ago :guns:
Ok could not find a spear thrower!!!
As always you travel extensively

rossbird
20-06-2013, 05:21 PM
Great pics sussanne.
I`m pleased to say, I have no roman connection:rolleyes:

susannewilliams
20-06-2013, 06:05 PM
I am half German... :-) (Lembach)

susannewilliams
20-06-2013, 06:05 PM
T^ Lovely altar ;).
I heard it was more like 40,000 Romans killed :confused2:.
"Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!" - Caesar Agustus

We are a humble people.....

Silverback
20-06-2013, 06:19 PM
I am half German... :-) (Lembach)

I am descended from the Norsemen..... my surname means a place to find reeds or thatchings

Thumbcrusher
20-06-2013, 06:46 PM
I am half German... :-) (Lembach)

Which half? top or bottom??;)

Great looking place to camp though! Thanks for sharing.

JonnyP
20-06-2013, 06:52 PM
That looks a special place to camp.. Is there a 'feel' to the place (if you know what I mean..?)

susannewilliams
20-06-2013, 06:53 PM
Which half? top or bottom??;)

Great looking place to camp though! Thanks for sharing.

The half that swings a sword.... :-)

Thumbcrusher
20-06-2013, 06:54 PM
That's me told!:zombie-fighting:

susannewilliams
20-06-2013, 06:56 PM
That looks a special place to camp.. Is there a 'feel' to the place (if you know what I mean..?)

Oh yeah.

It's the Externsteine.

Teutonic Holy place for hundred of years. Some say Irminsul is there.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externsteine

susannewilliams
20-06-2013, 06:57 PM
That's me told!:zombie-fighting:

Always welcome by the fire. We even had some actual Vikings here last weekend.

palerider
20-06-2013, 09:33 PM
very nice photos, you can feel the history by just looking at them T^ that stone circle is very interesting

saxonaxe
20-06-2013, 09:43 PM
It's good that you got back there at the time of the festival Susanne. History says Charlemagne 'wiped the Saxons out' Ha! ...:D

butchthedog
21-06-2013, 07:25 AM
That looks a special place to camp.. Is there a 'feel' to the place (if you know what I mean..?)

+ 1

Enjoyed the pics as usual...

susannewilliams
21-06-2013, 08:12 AM
If there are no women around and a man says something, is he still wrong?

There are always women around... :welcome:

susannewilliams
21-06-2013, 08:24 AM
Thank you guys so much for your encouragement. Truly a warm and friendly community here.

Realearner
21-06-2013, 09:01 AM
I am half German... :-) (Lembach)
Ok then Susanne will be more careful, you have have German and have English whoa what a combination.
Actually come to think of if it, you don't have Royal connections do you :confused2:

susannewilliams
21-06-2013, 09:13 AM
Ok then Susanne will be more careful, you have have German and have English whoa what a combination.
Actually come to think of if it, you don't have Royal connections do you :confused2:

Haha actually Half German, quarter Scottish, quarter Welsh.

As for the Royal thing....wellll we're not really supposed to speak about that.... :rolleye:

Realearner
21-06-2013, 09:22 AM
Haha actually Half German, quarter Scottish, quarter Welsh.

As for the Royal thing....wellll we're not really supposed to speak about that.... :rolleye:

Ah a liking for corgis also, the plot thickens. And you don't paint yourself blue anytime do you?

OakAshandThorn
21-06-2013, 11:32 PM
And you don't paint yourself blue anytime do you?
The blue paint (woad) was a practice used by the Celts, particularly the Pretani...I'm not too sure about the ancient Germans.

OakAshandThorn
21-06-2013, 11:56 PM
We are a humble people.....
...and One with the Cosmic Consciousness :).

susannewilliams
22-06-2013, 02:19 AM
...and One with the Cosmic Consciousness :).

For sure when it comes to slaughtering Romans. ;-)

OakAshandThorn
22-06-2013, 08:09 PM
For sure when it comes to slaughtering Romans. ;-)
Roman skulls made such beautiful decorations on the trees, too :evilgrin:.

snowleopard
30-06-2013, 09:03 AM
Nice spot for a camp out!

roberts
21-07-2013, 10:44 AM
Thank you for sharing , the photos are great