GERMANYCHAPTER ITHE GERMAN TRIBESTwo thousand years ago the land and people of Germany were a subject of deep interest to Roman writers. These set down in the Latin tongue descriptions of a great cold stretch of country, covered with desolate heaths and swamp, or matted with vast, wild, dark sweeps of forest. Among these naked heaths and through the dusky woodlands roamed men of giant stature, with fair skin, blue eyes, and long, yellow hair, the men who formed the many tribes of Old Germany. They were hunters and warriors. They were free men and loved to dwell apart, each in his own homestead or village, rather than to gather in towns. When they marched to battle they were led by the chief of their tribe, who was looked upon as king and head of the great family which the tribe formed.It was about a hundred years before Christ when the Romans first began to feel the presence of these fierce warriors, coming down from their northern wilds in search of new homes and of plunder. TTable of Contents CONTENTS; CHAPTER; I THE GERMAN TRIBES ; II CHARLE MACNE AND CHRISTIANITY; III THE HOUSE OF SAXONY; IV EMPERORS AND POPES; V THE HOUSE OF HOHENSTAUFEN; VI THE SEVEN ELECTORS; VII THE REFORMATION ; VIII THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR; IX RISE OF PRUSSIA; X FREDERICK THE GREAT; XI THE FALL OF CERMAXY; XII THE RISE OF GERMANY; XIII THE CERMAN CONFEDERATION; XIV THE MODERN GERMAN EMPIREAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text.