Which ancient Germanic tribe was the coolest?

[jobycom]

Poll question: Which ancient Germanic tribe was the coolest?

The question has been raised as to why some "barbarians" have been given more respect than others here tonight. So, to give all their fair chance...

[autorank]

1. You forgot "The Industrial Death Metal Tribe"

[datasuspect]

3. from norway?

[autorank]

4. ...the ones that burned churches and one member ate the others brains...

...yeah, that one.

[datasuspect]

6. they murdered a band mate too, yes?

[autorank]

10. ...yeah, what's with that. I mean the guy could have had mad cow disease

...those Norwegians are a strange bunch (no offense to any Norse people or people of partial Norse descent or those who imagine being Norse).

[datasuspect]

13. " . . . those who imagine being Norse"

are they the same as the people who think they are native american; e.g. when someone says, "i'm 1/8th cherokee."

[autorank]

15. Well, yes, those people but there are others, you see them on TV

Strange isn't it?

[jobycom]

11. Oddly

this is the second discussion I've heard about them in three nights... I'll have to do a bit of research.

[autorank]

21. Oh, share it. I forgot their name but you should be able to

track them down. They're worth a thread. And if you know the name, you'll never lose one of those 'battle of the bands' threads.

Murderous Norwegian Band versus Alice Cooper

[jobycom]

22. I don't remember any of the names

We were talking about a wide range of musical influences, and the differences between rythm and melody based music, and African heritage versus European and Celtic heritage. He started talking about Norwegian Black Metal, which he said had no African influence, unlike most American and British music. We had also been talking about old rap (Ice T era stuff) compared to now, and how rap has gotten less revolutionary, but more musically sophisticated. So he compared the anger and violence of Norwegian metal to early rap, and started talking about the bands that burned churches and went on violent killing sprees.

He listed a few names, but I've fogotten them all.

[autorank]

25. Ooy Vey.. here they are

Damn, the brain eating thing was a "rumor" to promote record sales:

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

[jobycom]

26. Here's a long, really interesting article on Mayhem and the murders

and such. Makes the whole thing sound like Lord of the Flies, and less sinister in many ways.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,13887,1415240,00.html

[autorank]

27. Well, thank you. Add this to my library on esoterica

:evilgrin:

[Wetzelbill]

2. As President Bartlett would say:" Damn right the Visigoths!"

[MikeH]

5. What time is German time?

2:10 (Teuton)

[jobycom]

7. It's really late, cause I just

:ROFL:

[datasuspect]

8. no vikings?

man.

[jobycom]

9. They're more medieval than ancient.

They were way cool, though. Well, as long as you could view them through a dozen centuries of history, anyway. Those battle axes had to hurt.

[sasquatch]

12. Why my ancestors the Vandals of course

Now let me break something.
:evilgrin:

[jobycom]

14. They did make a name for themselves, didn't they?

[6000eliot]

16. Wasn't Beowulf a Jute?

It's been a long time since I read it.

[Tom Kitten]

17. as a Celtic descendant...

I am extremely offended by this celebration of my ancestor's oppressors! :)

just kidding!

[jobycom]

20. ROFL

:rofl:

[d_b]

18. Teutons

[sasquatch]

19. The Teutons were more medevil times though

Were talking about BC and early AD.

[LibertyLover]

23. Goths

I vote Goths - remember they sued the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths for name infringement.

[Squatch]

24. Die Baiuoarii

[Lisa]

28. I'll pick "Saxons" ...

... partly because my co-worker, one of Harold Godwin's descendants (no kidding) is threatening to decapitate me if I don't. She even grew up in Hastings.

[jpgray]

29. Suebi by far

Ariovistus was a badass for a little while.

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

30. Magyars.

I'm half Hungarian ;)

[jpgray]

32. I'm forgetting my history. Did Otto fuck up the Magyars in 400summat?

The battle was at Augsburg, I know that.

edit: Whoops, it was tenth century Otto did his business. Fifth century was a big Magyar invasion. Pay me no mind.

:dunce:

[bridgit]

31. nibelungen ~

http://www.nibelungenfestspiele.de

http://www.avault.com/reviews/review_temp.asp?game=ring