At this point in his commentary, Caesar gives a thorough description of Germanic culture, customs, and animals.
Germanic cultures noticed the high activity of hares during the spring and it was believed that their "mating dance" helped the earth grow.
Inevitably, perhaps, these conflicts tend to awaken old specters or stereotypes of Germanic culture.
Any work which demonstrated ancient Germanic culture was seized upon and given official patronage.
Some Germanic cultures thought he was a man caught stealing from a neighbor's hedgerow to repair his own.
Related myths can be found in Germanic and Celtic culture.
Like most pre-modern calendars, the reckoning used in early Germanic culture was likely lunisolar.
This led to the assimilation of Western-Slavs into Germanic culture.
The same concept outside Germanic culture is known as blood money.
The "game" of exchanging gifts was common in Germanic cultures.