TODAY - February 27
NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS
ON: FEBRUARY 27
New 2021 edition
TODAY’s NAME:
Today is LEANDER’s DAY. He was a bishop in Sevilla, who managed to convert mant Gothic people into
Christianity. He died in the year 600 AC.
See photo from
Sevilla below.
TODAY’s EVENT:
1782: A monastery in Moscow informs the authorities
that a Russian woman has given birth to 69 children. This is still a world record. The 69 kids came as 16 twins, 7 triplets and
4 quadruplets. Only two of the children
died as babies. It all happened during
the period 1725-65.
TODAY’s QUESTION:
The Cimbrians – who were they? And what did they do?
“Kimbrer” is what I am. Or
“Cimbrian” in English.What is that? Where did they come from? And where are
they/we now? Listen:
A “Cymbrian” belongs to a very
brave and energetic tribe in the north of Denmark. From the part of Jutland
called Himmerland – or
rather “Kimbrerland”.Our first appearance are traced back to several centuries
before year 0. While the Romans grew stronger in the south of Europe we
Cimbrians grew bigger and stronger up north. Our symbol was – and is – a BULL.
A strong one!
One sunny day – about 105 B.C.
– our chief Cimbrian declared: “Let’s conquer Rome!!” Off we went – thousands
of us. Heading south. With men, warriors, women, children, animals, equipment –
and a strong will. A colourful crowd, which got bigger and stronger and more
determined as we approached the Romans. One Roman Legion after the other was
beaten up and destroyed. In the Gallic area (now France), in the south of
Germany and Austria. The Roman Empire was in panic! Also when they saw our
Cimbrian warriors use their shields as huge sledges down the Alps! When the
Cymbrian approached Rome from the north the last Roman legion under the command
of Marius did nothing. It let the thousands and thousands of Cimbrians pass.
And the Romans were especially uneasy, when the Cimbrian worriors shouted at
the passive Roman soldiers: “We will say hello to your wives in Rome, when we
get there”!
But victories without defeats:
all of a sudden the mean Romans attack from the back – where all the women and
the children were. Thousands were tortured and killed. The Cimbrians were in
total panic, and on that day – 101 B.C. – the Cimbrians were totally defeated. Rome was saved.
Only a few thousand Cimbrians
managed to escape. Up north into the Dolomites! And they are still
there – or rather their descendants! About 70.000 of them – with fair hair,
blue eyes and a language which certainly has direct links back to the language
of the Cimbrians at the time. The place – about 50 km north of Verona – is
called Ljetzan
(or Giazza in Italian).I visited Ljetzan in April 2004. A beautiful place in a
beautiful nature. And with a very nice CimbriMuseum – telling this story.
Have a look at this site:www.rcvr.org/cittaepr/cimbri/welcome
Living history. Visit
Himmerland (see:www.europe-today.com/denmark/himmerl.html ) -andLjetzan!
PS: A thousand years later
many of the strongest VIKINGS
sailed from Himmerland to conquer England and Normandy.The descendants of the
Cimbrians!
QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:
A Dutch treat – where does that expression come from? And what does it
mean?
42 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:
EUROPE AT WORK www.europe-at-work.be
TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :
1. Yesterday’s
quote:
It is precisely the books a man owns, but hasn’t read which are the
most suspicious proof against him.
This was once said by the French
poet Victor Hugo.
2. Today’s
quote:
It is strange. When
a poet gets out of breath his sentences do not get shorter, but longer.
Who has said that?
3. Famous
people born on this day:
274: Constantine the Great ( died 337 )
1861: Rudolf Steiner ( died 1925 )
1902: John Steinbeck ( died 1968 )
1923: Dexter Gordon ( died 1990 )
1932:
Elizabeth Taylor ( died 2011 )
4. Famous
people died on this day:
1892: Louis Vuitton ( 71 years )
1936: Ivan Pavlov ( 86 years )
1939: Nadezhda Krupskaja ( 70 years )
2008: Ivan Rebroff ( 76 years )
Niels Jørgen Thøgersen
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