[cradle of freedom]

The northern European people were called barbarians at one time but in time they eagerly accepted the knowledge of the classical civilizations. They gradually kept progressing until they became modern prosperous nations capable of producing their own civilization.

[Mack the knife]

The northern European people were called barbarians at one time...

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“The 13th Warrior” provided a very good depiction of just how barbaric the “Northmen” were compared to the Muslims circa 1000A.D.... it is based on the translation of a very old Arabic book “the death eaters”.