Prodigy Level Germanic history Examination

Test how historically smart (or dumb) you are.
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Last updated: March 17, 2019
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Excluding Northumbria and Mercia, which other kingdom was established by the Angles in Britain during the great migration period?
East Anglia
The Slavs inhabiting the Eastern portion of Germany, notably the Sorbs and Orbotrites, were known by what title to the neighbouring Franks and Saxons?
Polabian Slavs/Polabians
This city was the capital of the realm of the Teutonic order
Marienburg/Malbork
To which branch of the West Germanic dialect continuum did the Lombards pertain to?
Irimonic
This Frank ventured into Avar territory and instigated a successful Slavic kingdom before proceeding to found his very own empire.
Samo
Which bundeslander's capital is Erfurt, once a prosperous trading outpost on the fringes of Frankish territory?
Thuringia
Name the Celtic culture that was present in Austria before any Germanic comportment was realized
Halstatt Culture
Which mythical entity is known to be the progenitor of all "North Sea" Germanic peoples
Yingvi/Ingvi
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Which Romanian region is the seat of a large German-speaking population?
Transylvanian Saxony/Transylvania
What is this region's largest city?
Brasov
Which prominent northern city of Italy was the target of a failed campaign by Frederick Barbarossa?
Milan/Mailand/Milano
Which Germanic people who combined their forces with the Teutones were able to launch large scale migratory campaigns against the Romans before their ultimate defeat by Gaius Marius?
Cimbri/Cimbrii
Which modern day Finnish controlled archipelago was once a Swedish possession, and, still holds a large Swedish-speaking populous?
Aland
This pagan Saxon leaderlead a stiff Saxon opposition to the Franks for 20 years before his ultimate defeat and conversion to Christianity?
Widulkind
Henry the Lion, a prominent nobleman of East Francia, was granted two dutchies, Saxony, and Bavaria, which allowed him immense power, and which made the emperor suspicious of his ambitions. Apart from his vast power, Henry is renowned for an urban achievement. Which city, now located in Mecklenburg-Pomerania, and the westernmost mark of former Polabian Slavic settlement, did Henry fund the construction of as a hub for Baltic trade, and that would later become the defacto capital of the Haseatic league of traders.
Lubeck
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Level 73
Mar 18, 2019
Nice and difficult quiz.

Some corrections: Lübeck is located in Schleswig-Holstein. And it's Hallstatt culture. And it's Widukind.

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Level 35
Apr 21, 2019
sorry, I will see to it that those mistakes are corrected