Books on Medieval Germany?

Old1812 · Mar 26, 2020

Does anyone know of books on Germany in the High Middle Ages? I'm especially trying to learn about the period of the "little kings," from the late 13th century to the first half of the 14th century.

Zurirach Adankar · Mar 26, 2020

Do you speak German?

Old1812 · Mar 26, 2020

Zurirach Adankar said:
Do you speak German?

Not yet, but I'm hoping to learn at some point. If you have any recommended books in German, I'll just save them for when I've become proficient enough in the language.

Queeney · Mar 26, 2020

I would recommend Deutschland im Mittelalter by Bernd Fuhrmann, although it has a broader time frame than what you are looking for.

Old1812 · Mar 26, 2020

Queen Edward II³-(IV+II²) said:
I would recommend Deutschland im Mittelalter by Bernd Fuhrmann, although it has a broader time frame than what you are looking for.

Thank you, I'll keep that in mind.

I've always found your username interesting: "Queen Edward 0"

Grey Wolf · Apr 19, 2021

Threads like this should perhaps be moved to Help, as they might be helpful

Sol717 · Apr 21, 2021

Grey Wolf said:
Threads like this should perhaps be moved to Help, as they might be helpful

The Help forum is explicitly demarcated as being for "questions about how to use the forum"; I think it should be kept limited to those kinds of queries, because it allows the moderation to efficiently respond to queries without distraction. Threads like this probably deserve a dedicated "Alternate History Resources" forum, though I believe Ian is unlikely to create one, being (in my opinion) obstinate and tradition-wedded.

Somebody-Someone · Apr 21, 2021

Sol717 said:
The Help forum is explicitly demarcated as being for "questions about how to use the forum"; I think it should be kept limited to those kinds of queries, because it allows the moderation to efficiently respond to queries without distraction. Threads like this probably deserve a dedicated "Alternate History Resources" forum, though I believe Ian is unlikely to create one, being (in my opinion) obstinate and tradition-wedded.

Yeah, I support the creation of an "OTL History and Resources forum".

Sol717 · Apr 21, 2021

Somebody-Someone said:
Yeah, I support the creation of an "OTL History and Resources forum".

That'd be even better, but is even less likely to happen, as I believe Ian's historically been a bit tetchy about the presence of stuff that has limited relation to alternate history.

Old1812 · Apr 21, 2021

Sol717 said:
That'd be even better, but is even less likely to happen, as I believe Ian's historically been a bit tetchy about the presence of stuff that has limited relation to alternate history.

That's partially why I've stopped uploading these sorts of threads, as I'm not sure if I'll be actioned for them.

Tim Thomason · Apr 21, 2021

Sol717 said:
That'd be even better, but is even less likely to happen, as I believe Ian's historically been a bit tetchy about the presence of stuff that has limited relation to alternate history.

Kind of an odd thing to be tetchy about. Real History is the foundation on which an accurate alternate history can be constructed.

Xenophonte · Apr 22, 2021

Grey Wolf said:
Threads like this should perhaps be moved to Help, as they might be helpful

In fact already there is a Thread that was created specifically for this kind of questions/Help asks, that is the The overarching "ask me" thread in P. Chat.

Petike · Apr 22, 2021

Xenophonte said:
In fact already there is a Thread that was created specifically for this kind of questions/Help asks, that is the The overarching "ask me" thread in P. Chat.

That link doesn't work.

frustrated progressive · Apr 22, 2021

Petike said:
That link doesn't work.

Here it is.

Ian the Admin · Apr 22, 2021

Sol717 said:
That'd be even better, but is even less likely to happen, as I believe Ian's historically been a bit tetchy about the presence of stuff that has limited relation to alternate history.

On this site you can discuss anything that isn't actively against the rules. The "off-topic" forums are for off-topic stuff for a reason. Just make sure it goes in the right forum.

If there was a LOT of "non-alternate history" discussion I could give it its own forum, but I'm not aware of a lot of such threads.

Sol717 · Apr 23, 2021

Ian the Admin said:
On this site you can discuss anything that isn't actively against the rules. The "off-topic" forums are for off-topic stuff for a reason. Just make sure it goes in the right forum.

If there was a LOT of "non-alternate history" discussion I could give it its own forum, but I'm not aware of a lot of such threads.

The point was that having a separate forum would be convenient, even if there wasn't that much of it. For me, sheer quantity of content has nothing to do with it (I understand you might think differently).