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It originally served as a learned classical Latin word to be used instead of the similar sounding "theodiscus", an older term that was a Latinization of the then-current pronunciations of the related West Germanic word meaning "of the people". [4] By extension the word "Teutonic" is often also used in a broader way to mean the same as "Germanic ...
Furor Teutonicus ("Teutonic Fury") is a Latin phrase referring to the proverbial ferocity of the Teutons, or more generally, of the Germanic tribes of the Roman Empire period. Generally, the original expression is attributed to the Roman poet Lucan (d. AD 65). It occurs for the first time in his work, Bellum civile/ Pharsalia.
Teutonic Order. The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society c. 1190 in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to establish hospitals.
Peoples and cultures. Teutons, a Germanic tribe or Celtic tribe mentioned by Greek and Roman authors. Furor Teutonicus, a Latin phrase referring to the proverbial ferocity of the Teutons. Having qualities related to classical Germanic peoples (dated) regnum Teutonicorum, "Kingdom of the Germans". rex Teutonicorum, "King of the Germans".
The State of the Teutonic Order (Latin: Civitas Ordinis Theutonici) [a] was a theocratic state located along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea in northern Europe. It was formed by the knights of the Teutonic Order during the early 13th century Northern Crusades in the region of Prussia .
The etymology of the Latin word Germani, from which Latin Germania and English Germanic are derived, is unknown, although several proposals have been put forward. Even the language from which it derives is a subject of dispute, with proposals of Germanic, Celtic, and Latin, and Illyrian origins. [10]
The Latin cross has an elongated lower limb. Media related to Latin crosses in heraldry at Wikimedia Commons Cross of Saint Peter: The inverted Latin cross is known as the Cross of Saint Peter. Media related to Cross of Saint Peter in heraldry at Wikimedia Commons Cross of Saint Philip The sideways Latin cross is associated with Philip the Apostle.
Cross pattée. A cross pattée, cross patty or Pate, or cross paty, also known as a cross formy or cross formée ( French: croix pattée, German: Tatzenkreuz) or Templar cross, is a type of Christian cross with arms that are narrow at the centre, and often flared in a curve or straight line shape, to be broader at the perimeter.