Chapter 612: Examination of the Origin of European Peoples
However, for Marin, the development of North America is not so urgent. So, instead of immediately mobilizing a large army to exterminate the Iroquois and other Indian tribes, he chose to use the Iroquois as a copy of the training recruits.
In Marin's view, the battle for England and the Ruhr area is the most important thing at the moment. However, the battle for the Ruhr region requires the Dutch region of the Dutch region of the Duchy of Guedes to be exchanged. The secret letter between the Duchy of Geddes and the French had not yet been obtained, and there was no excuse to send troops.
So, for now, sending troops to England is the biggest thing. However, Marin was a little worried that the English would reject his German rule. Therefore, Marin intends to promote his future entry into England.
How to get the word out? It's very simple - tell about the blood ties between the English and the Germans......
This question is, in fact, a historical issue. Later generations knew that the majority of the English people were Anglo-Saxons and came from the German coast. However, people in this era don't know......
The present era is just over the Middle Ages and the rise of the Renaissance, and we don't know much about European history. Therefore, Marin intends to write a history of Europe and tell Europeans about the great peoples of Europe......
For example, Germanic, Celtic, Slavic, Roman......
Among them, the most important is probably the Germanic people. In fact, the countries of Western Europe were too much influenced by the Germanic peoples. Not to mention the German region, the main body is the Germanic peoples, and there are also a small number of Slavs and Magyars; The French were formed by the fusion of the Germanic Franks, Burgundians, Visigoths, and the local Gauls. Of course, because of the superiority of the natives, the invading Germanic peoples were instead assimilated by the Gauls. But the Gauls were romanized as early as the Roman Empire, so the Germanic people in France were actually romanized......
However, Marin certainly does not write this paragraph, only that the Germanic people who invaded France were assimilated by the Gauls. Because, once the Germanic people who wrote about France were romanized, it was tantamount to giving the French a good excuse to annex Italy - you see, we are romanized in France, brother, we are a family, and we are mixed with me?
So, Marin will only write about the Gallic Galloization of France, not about the Romanization of France. In addition, the Spaniards were formed by mixing with the Visigoths and Vandals, who belonged to the Germanic peoples, and the local Iberian natives. Later, of course, Berbers from North Africa were also mixed in.
As for the English, they were mainly Angles and Low Saxons from the north-west coast of Germany, as well as the Frisians, who belonged to the purer Germanic peoples. Both the Danes and the Normans, who invaded later, were a branch of the Germanic people. Even, English is a branch of the West Germanic language......
And the purpose of Marin's propaganda this time is to tell everyone, including the English people - the English are a branch of the Germanic people, and English is also a West Germanic language......
Unbelief? You can compare Frisian and English......
As long as the English accepted the fact that they came from the German coast, then Marin and his son Caesar would not be ostracized by the English when they came to England in the future. Otherwise, if you enter England and encounter an uprising in three days, it will be enough for a headache......
Of course, Marin is not a scholar, and if he had compiled his own book and published it, perhaps no one would admit it. However, Marin has the famous European scholar Leonardo da Vinci in his hands......
"Ada, get up, there's work to do!"
Early in the morning, Marin broke into Leonardo da Vinci's mansion and shouted outside his bedroom. Poor Leonardo da Vinci and his wife Lisa were too intense to do the exercises, and the old bones were a little unbearable, so they got up a little late.
was so noisy by Marin, Da Vinci was on fire. So, while getting dressed, Leonardo da Vinci called:
"What are you shouting? Don't you know how to respect the elderly? "Leonardo da Vinci and Marlin have been together for a long time, so they naturally know Marlin's temper. Therefore, in the absence of others, Leonardo da Vinci will not be polite to Marin.
Ma Lin didn't care about the old man's unreasonableness, and later generations gave way to the old scientists, and he was a prince, and he couldn't respect a university scholar like Ada? Of course, it's nothing to lose a few sentences. So, Marin smiled and said:
"You know you're an old man, huh? Still playing so crazy? Beware of an old bone falling apart......"
Da Vinci suddenly blushed, he rarely "talked about the old man talking about juvenile madness" once, and he was actually caught by Marin, so shy......
Marin came to Da Vinci this time, of course, with the intention of using Da Vinci's fame to let him publish this new book detailing the origins of the peoples of various European countries. Moreover, he also thought of a name, which was called "Examination of the Origin of European Nations". The person who carried the blame, oh no, is the writer on the surface, and it is Leonardo da Vinci......
Marin and Da Vinci discussed for a long time, and Da Vinci nodded again and again, agreeing with Marin's point of view. Because, Leonardo da Vinci also studied history.
Although Leonardo da Vinci did not leave any historical works, it was mainly a matter for the Holy See. Since the early Middle Ages, the Holy See has grasped the final interpretation power throughout Europe, and has trumpeted the theory that human beings are created by God.
However, times have changed, and now it is not the middle and early Middle Ages, but the Renaissance era, and the Holy See is not so strict in controlling academic matters. As long as the basic principles of the Holy See are not challenged, there will not be much of a problem.
In "Examination of the Origin of European Nations", Marin did not dare to write that human beings evolved from monkeys, but vaguely admitted that human beings were created by God. In this way, it is very much in line with the doctrine of the Holy See.
Then, in the book, the subject changes and says that God has scattered people like peas everywhere to form different nations. Among them, those who scattered into the Italian peninsula became the Romans; He who is sown into Greece becomes a Greek; He who scattered into Western Europe became Celts. Among them, the Gauls, the Scots, the Basques and the Irish in Spain, are all branches of the Celts...... Those who scattered to Eastern Europe were the Slavs......
And it was the strongest "peas" that were scattered into northern and central Europe - the Germanic peoples...... Because, God gave courage and strength to the Germanic people......
This statement is very shameless, but it is very in line with the current social environment. Moreover, this kind of flattery is also easily accepted by the Germans and the English......
The front is all foreshadowing, and the next is the main topic. Based on the history of Europe that he had studied in his previous life, Marin elaborated on the prosperity of the Greeks, the rise of the Romans, and the migration of the Celts...... and, most importantly, the Germanic invasions......
Originally, it was said in the history books of later generations that "the Germans were one of the three barbarian tribes", but as a Germanic man, Marin naturally wanted to beautify the Germanic people. Thus, in Marin's writing, the Germanic people became the most courageous people in Europe, the chosen warriors of God.
In the process of writing, seeing Marin so shamelessly touting the Germans, Leonardo da Vinci, who is a descendant of the Romans, rolled his eyes. However, he also knew that as a German, Marin was born to be a voice for the Germans.
And in order to satisfy Leonardo da Vinci's request, Marin also touted the Romans in the book in a small way, the Romans were endowed with wisdom and authority by God...... In this way, Leonardo da Vinci finally smiled with satisfaction......
Marin goes on to write that the Germans conquered France and enslaved the Gauls, but because of their small numbers, they were assimilated by the Gauls after combining with the Gauls. However, because the Franks mainly occupied the north of France. Therefore, the inhabitants of northern France are still more Germanic. In the south, there is more Gaul ancestry.
As for the Italian region, it was made up of the Romans and Lombards, etc., while the Duchy of Milan and the nearby northern part of Italy were mainly composed of the Lombards, who were mainly Germanic branches. Of course, mixed with Roman blood......
As for the English, Marin wrote that the English were all descendants of the Germanic people who originally lived on the northwestern coast of Germany and the coast of Denmark. The Anglos and the Low Saxons migrated to England en masse, while the Frisians split into two main groups, one to England and the other to the north-west coast of Germany......
For this reason, Marin also gave special evidence - Suffolk on the southeast coast of England is an important settlement of Frisians. For example, place names such as Fransham, Freiston and Freston in Suffolk are evidence that the area was once an important settlement for Frisians in England......
Today's Frisian and English are actually the original dialects of the northwestern coast of Germany. It was the migration of the Germanic peoples who brought the language to England.
Finally, Marin defined the English nation as Anglo-Saxon-Frisian......
In later generations, there was no such thing as a frisian. However, Marin himself has half Frisian blood and still rules England, so of course he has to get closer to the English.
Moreover, Marin is not wrong to be so labeled. Later generations called the English Anglo-Saxons because these two groups made up the largest population in England. Frisian people make up a little bit less, so it's not labeled, but it's a big part of the English population. Therefore, Marin could not be mistaken in referring to the English as Anglo-Saxon-Frisians, and the place name in Suffolk also provides important evidence for Marin......
The most important thing is that this kind of propaganda can easily bring Marin, a half-Frisian and Englishman, closer to him! In this way, Marin ruled England in the future, and it was much less likely that he would be ostracized. After all, Marin is also considered "half of its own" in England......
I'm a day, the computer time is a minute slower, and the pit is a few seconds late...... I'm going to have to redeem a full-time leave slip...... It's so unlucky......