GERMANIC MYTHOLOGY

The Romans first encountered Germans in the late 2nd century BC. The Teutones and Cimbri were Germanic tribes from Jutland (Denmark), migrating southward. The mighty Roman armies were badly mauled by the Germans at Noreia, north of the Alps, in 113 BC; and later at Arausio (Orange), southern Gaul (France), in 105 BC. The Romans under its general Gaius Marius finally defeated the Teutones and Ambrones, at at Aquae Sextiae (modern Aix-en-Provence) in 102 and then the Cimbri at Vercellae in 101 BC.

Since the ancient Germanic people left no written records, we had to heavily rely on classical Greek and Roman historians, as sources of information. Of course, we also depend upon archaeology as well.

	GERMAN FAERIES: Includes, elves, kobolds, poltergeists, to name a few.
	GERMAN FAIRY TALES: The Germans have always been wonderful storytellers!
	GERMANIC GODS: Baldr, Thor and Odin to name a few.