tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post115393380927764792..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: Barbarian TidesCord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-33127464790108812942014-02-24T09:54:00.953-05:002014-02-24T09:54:00.953-05:00Love the post. I will have to check out the book. ...Love the post. I will have to check out the book. I only have more of a basic understanding of the period but know the various Germanic tribes were not very united at all and acted much more independently. <a href="http://arthursarmory.com/medieval-blog/the-decline-of-rome/" rel="nofollow"> my blog post on this </a>Matt Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11725535394779821856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-22822396625003078352007-03-15T16:49:00.000-04:002007-03-15T16:49:00.000-04:00Speaking of the early Anglo-Saxons, I caught a hil...Speaking of the early Anglo-Saxons, I caught a hilarious documentary called "Monarchy" the other night. In it, David Starkey described the activity of the early Anglo-Saxon invaders as "ethnic cleansing," but without skipping a beat, describes them as "egalitarian." Do we blame the medium?<BR/><BR/>JN<BR/>CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1154199884289859352006-07-29T15:04:00.000-04:002006-07-29T15:04:00.000-04:00I agree with you about Geary, and I love his work....I agree with you about Geary, and I love his work. I recently heard him give a plenary talk at the Medieval Academy meeting in Miami [March 2005] related to modern "appropriations" of medieval archaeology [relative to nation-building] in eastern Europe--it was very provocative.Eileen Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756965845120441308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1154093178119939692006-07-28T09:26:00.000-04:002006-07-28T09:26:00.000-04:00Thanks for blogging about Goffart's new book. I us...Thanks for blogging about Goffart's new book. I used him a lot for my M.A. thesis and tend to agree with his historiographical approach regarding the "barbarians." As you probably know, Patrick Geary is another one who has done much to re-interpret the historical understanding of the Germanic tribes. Anyway, I'm a regular reader and enjoy your site.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263223781051175207noreply@blogger.com