Furor Teutonicus
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Furor Teutonicus ("Teutonic Fury") is a Latin phrase referring to the proverbial ferocity of the Teutons, or more generally the Celtic tribes of the Roman Empire period.
The original expression is generally attributed to the Roman poet Lucan (d. AD 65). It occurs for the first time in his work Bellum civile/Pharsalia. Lucan used the term to describe what he believed to be the outstanding characteristic of the Celtic tribe called the Teutones: a mad, merciless, berserk rage in battle.[1]
See also
- Berserker
- Harii
- Theodiscus
- Migration period
- Germanic wars
- Gothic and Vandal warfare
- Prussian virtues
References
- ^ Lucanus, Pharsalia 1.255-256: vidimus - - cursumque furoris | Teutonici.