The Hermanns Monument as Reflection of German Sentiments toward France

Not for nothing was "Hermann" on his lofty monument facing west, brandishing his enormous sword, 7m long, in the direction of France, while the bronze inscription on the base was cast from melted-down French cannon captured at the battle of Sedan in 1870.

In Colin .M. Wells, Alesia and Kalkriese compared and contrasted: local chauvinism, nationalistic fervor, and sober archeology, pp.674-608, (here p.678), citing Cl. Nicolet (p.342) in the volume that Wells was reviewing in the article: Michel Redde, Sigmar von Schnurbein (ed), Alesia et La Bataille du Teutoburg. Un parallele Critique des Sources, Beihefte der Francia 66, Ostfildern (Jan Thorbecke Verlag) 2008, 345pps, 73 figs.