Good post at Studenda Mira on Ulrich von Hutten and his 1522 work Arminius, also the first dramatic portrayal of the Cheruscan. I like the passage he quotes:
SCIPIO: Among the Romans, Arminius stands accused of breach of faith and is charged with having abused his victory over Varus by excessive cruelty.
ARMINIUS: If that accusation were to stand, Scipio, all tyrannicides and liberators would be judged faithless, most notably your own patriots who drove out the Tarquins and assassinated Julius Caesar. And yet these heroes enjoy fame and glory among you. I, for my part, call those men faithless who trim their sails to the winds of good fortune, who offer their loyalty for sale to the highest bidder. I myself was driven by the sacred merit of my nation's cause...my enemies' jealousy is responsible for the invention of this malicious calumny...I am not the first to be slandered, nor will I be the last.
More to the point, aside for the nice things he says about me, the post is entirely worth it for the description of the Cheruscan breakfast available in New Ulm.
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