. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. rinks resem-bhng it; and som-e of the poorer sort wander about with their senses quiteblunted by continued intoxication. THE TEUTONS. But while Christianity was redeeming the Gauls, more powerful invading enemies were attacking them, and in the end subjugated or drove back the old inhabitants. The invaders were „^ „ rr\ n • ... The Saxons Teutons of various divisions. The Sax
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. rinks resem-bhng it; and som-e of the poorer sort wander about with their senses quiteblunted by continued intoxication. THE TEUTONS. But while Christianity was redeeming the Gauls, more powerful invading enemies were attacking them, and in the end subjugated or drove back the old inhabitants. The invaders were „^ „ rr\ n • ... The Saxons Teutons of various divisions. The Saxons began to invade and Picardy and Normandy by sea as early as the fourth century, ^^^^° and they steadily advanced round the coast to the Loire. Later, land mvasions rapidly increased. The Visigoths of Central Europe settled partly in Southern France. The tall Burgundian Yandals from the Vistula occupied the region which still bears their name. The The vandals Franks, a still more numerous aggregation of German tribes, ^^^ Franks. invaded Gaul in the middle of the fifth century, and, turning their arms impartially against Romans, Gauls, Burgundians, and Visigoths, conquered I 6o THE INHABITANTS 01 FRENCH INFANTRY OF THE LINE IN 1851. Clovis. tliem all, and won, thougli as yet none knew it, iLe riglit to name tlieirnewly-found country in its widest extent. Successive immigrations forcenturies continued to strengthen the German element in Gaul, ButChristianity, which had subjugated the Roman Empire, was able tomaster also this new element, and gaining Clovis, the Frankishchieftain, proceeded to put its potent governing powers at thedisposal of the new masters of France. Thus we must recognise that the distinctive Frenchman of modern times is very much of a German in his origin. He is the result of a similar process to that which he is now so much concerned to element in stay or roll back—German pressure westwards. But of course Freuciimen. ^^ -^ ^^^^j advised
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