The morning was science but the afternoon a little of German history with a visit to The Hermannsdenkmal to see the monument erected on the hill of Grotenburg near Detmold of Arminius the leader of the Germanic tribes that defeated the Romans around 9 AD. Subsequent investigations suggest the site of the battle was in fact northwest of this site at Kalkriese. Much to my surprise the Celts also lived in this area and an important site of worship was the Externsteine, a sandstone formation in the Teutoburg forest.
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| Hermannsdenkmal |
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| Externsteine |
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