Short “Documentary” about the Indo-European Language Family

/ European Origins

Hello!

It’s been a while since the last post on the website but I’m happy to inform you that I’ve been busy working on other platforms.

First of all I’d like to introduce yourself to European Origins on Instagram:

The development of West Germanic languages in Europe around the Fall of the Western Roman Empire. In one of my recent stories, I asked if any of you were interested in a DNA test, and an overwhelming 90% of you responded with a resounding "Yes!" That's why I'm thrilled to announce another exciting collaboration with @myheritage_official, this time featuring their unique DNA test. With a simple cheek swab, you will reveal your true ethnicity and might discover relatives you never knew existed. Check out this new history YouTube channel featuring the youth of Alexander the Great using the link in my bio. Phil Muda from Netfrater uses 3D Graphics and high quality maps to explain history in an easy to understand and accessible but at the same time highly professional way. The video linked to in my bio explores the upbringing of Alexander the Great before he became the famous conqueror of Greece and Asia we know (and love). Phil's channel is a new one and needs all the support it can get and I truly think we can benefit from the expertise he provides in his videos. If you are at all interested in the history of Ancient Greece and its culture, including Greek Philosophy, which also features in the video in the form of Alexander's tutor Aristotle, I highly recommend checking out the link in my bio. "The regions of ancient British, Irish and Saxon control." From Nature & Leslie et al | EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries. Another map by Eupedia, this time based on data by @23andme. The map supposedly shows what 23andMe has dubbed a "Northwest European Admixture" and this is what Eupedia has to say about it: "This admixture peaks in the northern Dutch provinces of Frisia and Groningen (40%), as well as in East Anglia (35-40%), Denmark (34%), the central Netherlands (32%), Germany (31%) and the northern French département du Nord (31%) and the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy (33%). Its distribution correlates mostly with West Germanic ancestry, but could also include some broader Celto-Germanic elements in Germany, the Benelux and France. It appears to be linked to the Proto-Celto-Germanic Y-haplogroup R1b-U106, which almost reaches its maximum frequency in Frisia, East Anglia and Denmark. The higher percentage in northern Portugal and Galicia can be attributed to the Suebi settlements in the early Middle Ages." Culturally and linguistically Gaelic Areas of the British Isles from around 1000 AD to today. The ethnic composition of southern Jutland in the Early and part of the High Middle Ages according to @wikipedia. The biggest empires in human history according to @statista. Statistics are usually easier to interpret than maps because they simply represent facts, so there's not much to say here. What could be pointed out however, is, that "biggest" in this context only refers to size and not to other factors which could be relevant, such as population or impact on contemporary and future societies. One could argue, for example, that the Roman Empire had a greater impact than most empires on this list due to the fact that it left a lasting legacy in some of the countries which founded some of the empires on this list. What are your thoughts on this statistic? And on Empires and Imperialism in general? Let me know in the comments below or join the Discord using the link in my bio to discuss this as well as other historical topics with the community. The expansion of Germanic peoples from around 750 BC to the turn of the Millennium.

We are close to 18,000 followers and the page has been growing rapidly.

Secondly, I’ve started dabbling in the creation of videos for said Instagram, as well as other platforms. This is the first attempt at anything resembling a short “documentary”-type video:

I hope you enjoy and am very much looking forward to your feedback!

All the best,

Marcel

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