The English have roots in Northern Germany. But what was life like for the Saxons in the old country? Why did they want to go to Britain? And what was the relationship of the Old Saxons to the Roman Empire? Find out in this travel documentary in which I visit Lower Saxony and interview a local archaeologist on these important matters.
Sources:
- Hesse, Stefan. (2009). Grenzen in Archäologie und Geschichte.
- Hauck. K., Die Goldbrakteaten der Völkerwanderungszeit (1985)
- Skre, Dagfinn. (2024). The Northern Routes to Kingship: A History of Scandinavia AD 180–550
- Taayke, E. (2024) “Meanwhile, in the North...Handmade Pottery beyond the Roman Frontier,” ROMAN POTTERY IN THE LOW COUNTRIES
- Holst and Nielsen (2020) ‘Excavating Nydam: Archaeology, Palaeoecology and Preservation. The National Museum [of Denmark]’s Research Project, Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries and University Press of Southern Denmark
- McLaughlin, R. (2025) ‘Germania: the Ancient Germans in Greek and Roman Sources: Geography, Society, Warfare, Religion, and Customs’
Probably other books too which I forgot to put in as i was researching for months.
Art:
- CGI Odin by Skellyboi
- Kivik CGI by Robert Molyneaux
- Hengist and Horsa and Sutton Hoo funeral by Graman
- Wading through Hell by Jack Jones
- Historical reconstruction art and photography by Samson Goetze, Joan Oliveras, Jonas Radtke
- Nordic Bronze age map by Maptism
- Migration map animation by 1st Aquarian
Music:
- Kulturgeist
- Freond
- 11 Eastern
- Faunus Amadeus Loki
- Khan Kurra
- 97 Sound Signal
- Bark sound productions
- Halindir
