Essay On Germanic Tribes

During the first century of the Christian Era , when Prophet Isa (upon him peace) was born and preaching, the inhabitants of Great Britain were the Celtic tribes. These tribes were later conquered by the Romans and the Celtic tribes adopted their culture. After 400 years the Romans were driven out by Germanic tribes who came from northern europe and who christianized the Celtic tribes. By this time Prophet Isa’s (upon him peace) era had passed and the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) had arrived and was preaching.

The Isles of Britannia, which is known today as Great Britain, was inhabited by indigenous people known as the Celtic tribes. The main four tribes were the Britons, Welsh, Picts, and Scots. They were ethno linguistic meaning

They were strong brooding people and were adapted to the cold weather. They were unadvanced and primitive compared to the Romans. Believing that if they were extravagant and civilized they would become weak and lose their values, they were happy and content with the way they lived. They spoke Anglo-Saxon and the the three main tribes were the Angles, Saxons and the Jutes. The Germanic tribes had a strong sense of kinship since they all had a common ancestor. This resulted in many wars between tribes because a member of one tribe might harm or kill another person from a different tribe and could cause strife. Because of the constant wars, all the strong men from the tribes were dying off so they came up with the concept of blood money or Wergyld. This meant that a common amount of money would be agreed upon between the two tribes and the aggressor would pay the money to the family of the aggressed. The Germanic tribes also established a king who ruled over all of the tribes. His soldiers were called Thanes. The king could not act upon anything consequential unless he consulted the respectable members of the tribe and the landowning Thanes. This was called a Comitatus and resulted in the king and the Thanes having absolute loyalty between them.The king lived in a Mead-hall, a place where the people would gather and listen to the king and drink mead which is a fermented drink made from honey.