“Ethnically, the Germans are Teutonic…being made up of Vandals, Gepidae, and Goths, all of whom emigrated - south from Sweden in about 500 BC; why they emigrated is not exactly clear, but many scholars believe it was because they saw the way Sweden was going, i. e. neutral.”

—  Alan Coren

"All You Need To Know About Europe", Germany.
The Sanity Inspector (1974)

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