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Germany in the early modern period

Index Germany in the early modern period

The German-speaking states in the early modern period (1500–1800) were divided politically and religiously. [1]

31 relations: Almain rivet, Balthasar Cellarius, Basket-hilted sword, Christmas lights, Christmas tree, Dusack, Early modern Europe, Europe, Fürstlich Sächsischer Hofbuchdruckerei zu Altenburg, Friar Rush, Götz von Berlichingen, Georg Philipp Harsdörffer, German immigration to Switzerland, Historiography of Germany, Index of history articles, Jacob van Ruisdael, Jousting, Martin Zeiler, Modern history of Germany, Outline of German expressions in English, Peter Hafftiz, Plate armour, Protestantism, Reformation, Siebmachers Wappenbuch, Sigismund Evenius, Solomon Kane, Swedes, Ulinka Rublack, Upper Harz Water Regale, Witch-cult hypothesis.

Almain rivet

An Almain rivet is a type of flexible plate armour created in Germany in about 1500.

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Balthasar Cellarius

Balthasar Cellarius (10 October 1614 - 15 September 1689) as a German Lutheran theologian and preacher.

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Basket-hilted sword

The basket-hilted sword is a sword type of the early modern era characterised by a basket-shaped guard that protects the hand.

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Christmas lights

Christmas lights (also known as fairy lights) are lights used for decoration in celebration of Christmas, often on display throughout the Christmas season including Advent and Christmastide.

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Christmas tree

A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer such as spruce, pine, or fir or an artificial tree of similar appearance, associated with the celebration of Christmas.

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Dusack

A dusack (also dusägge and variants, from Czech tesák "cleaver; hunting sword", lit. "fang") is a single-edged sword of the cutlass or sabre type, in use as a side arm in Germany and the Habsburg Monarchy during the 16th to 17th centuries, as well as a practice weapon based on this weapon used in early modern German fencing.

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Early modern Europe

Early modern Europe is the period of European history between the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, roughly the late 15th century to the late 18th century.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Fürstlich Sächsischer Hofbuchdruckerei zu Altenburg

Fürstlich Sächsischer Hofbuchdruckerei of Altenburg, Germany, is used generically in this article to denote a succession of book printers (sometimes synonymous with "publishers") based in Altenburg, in the German state of Thuringia (formerly East Germany), that — under various capacities, names, and owners – have endured as one continuous printing operation, without interruption (save and except wars), for years — since 1594, the early modern German period.

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Friar Rush

Friar Rush (Broder Rusche, Bruder Rausch, Broder Ruus) is the title of a medieval Low German legend, surviving in a 1488 edition in verse form.

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Götz von Berlichingen

Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen (1480 – 23 July 1562), also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, was a German (Franconian) Imperial Knight (Reichsritter), mercenary, and poet.

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Georg Philipp Harsdörffer

Georg Philipp Harsdörffer (1 November 1607 – 17 September 1658) was a Baroque-period German poet and translator.

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German immigration to Switzerland

About a quarter of a million German nationals had permanent residence in Switzerland in 2009, rising to some 300 thousand five years later.

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Historiography of Germany

The historiography of Germany deals with the manner in which historians have depicted, analyzed and debated the History of Germany.

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Index of history articles

History is the study of the past.

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Jacob van Ruisdael

Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael (1629 – 10 March 1682) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcher.

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Jousting

Jousting is a martial game or hastilude between two horsemen wielding lances with blunted tips, often as part of a tournament.

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Martin Zeiler

Martin Zeiler (also Zeiller, born 17 April 1589 in Ranten, died 6 October 1661 in Ulm) was a Baroque era German author.

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Modern history of Germany

Articles on the modern history of Germany.

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Outline of German expressions in English

The following outline is presented as an overview of and topical guide to German expressions in English: A German expression in English is a German loanword, term, phrase, or quotation incorporated into the English language.

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Peter Hafftiz

Peter Hafftiz (also Haftiz; Petrus Haftitius, Hafftitius, c. 1525 – c. 1601) was a German educator and historiographer.

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Plate armour

Plate armor is a historical type of personal body armour made from iron or steel plates, culminating in the iconic suit of armour entirely encasing the wearer.

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Protestantism

Protestantism is the second largest form of Christianity with collectively more than 900 million adherents worldwide or nearly 40% of all Christians.

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Reformation

The Reformation (or, more fully, the Protestant Reformation; also, the European Reformation) was a schism in Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther and continued by Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin and other Protestant Reformers in 16th century Europe.

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Siebmachers Wappenbuch

Siebmachers Wappenbuch is a roll of arms first published in 1605 as two heraldic multivolume book series of armorial bearings or coats of arms of the nobility of the Holy Roman Empire, as well as coats of arms of city states and some burgher families.

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Sigismund Evenius

Sigismund Evenius (ca. 1587 – 17 September 1639) was a German educationalist, teacher and writer.

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Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard.

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Swedes

Swedes (svenskar) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Sweden.

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Ulinka Rublack

Ulinka Rublack, FBA is a German historian and academic.

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Upper Harz Water Regale

The Upper Harz Water Regale (Oberharzer Wasserregal) is a system of dams, reservoirs, ditches and other structures, much of which was built from the 16th to 19th centuries to divert and store the water that drove the water wheels of the mines in the Upper Harz region of Germany.

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Witch-cult hypothesis

The witch-cult hypothesis is a discredited theory that the witch trials of the Early Modern period were an attempt to suppress a pre-Christian, pagan religion that had survived the Christianisation of Europe.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_in_the_early_modern_period

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