Talk:Toutatis
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The Teutones were not as is stereotypically thought of as the classic nordic/aryan peoples;even though their name has been used to categorise every garmanic tribe . They,along with their allies the cimbri were a tribe of the pre-viking age who shared a common north european celto/germanic culture.Their name,by simple logic suggests they worshipped Teutatis/Toutatis ,the god of the tuath/teuat or"tribe".The many finds in jutland show that the cultures of celtic britain and 'teutonic" denmark were basically the same.
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The choice of the spelling invented for Astrerix doesn't fill the reader with confidence. The few instances of the name in literature could all be mentioned, to give us an idea of what the Romans thought this word signified, and a link to at least one discussion of Teutates would inspire confidence. --Wetman 12:33, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
- That's because it is totally untrue that the spelling was invented for Astérix. More than one ancient inscription in Roman Britain or Gaul was dedicated to Toutatis or Mars Toutatis. Outside of Latin literary references, Toutatis is actually the most common spelling. QuartierLatin1968
17:42, 25 August 2006 (UTC) (BTW, Astérix did an unusually good job of historical research here. The phrase 'by Toutatis!' is calqued on the ancient Irish expression 'I swear by the god my tuath swears by', where tuath represents the same Celtic root for 'tribe' that we also find in the god-name Toutatis.)
[edit] Toutatis/Tîwaz
It seems to me that there is a linguistic similarity between the two above. It might offend Modern mores suggesting that Celtic God and a Germanic one may have the same basis, but they both have common attributes. the "Tis" at the end of the former and the "Ti" are surely cognate? Brendandh 00:26, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
