Tribal origins of European nations and the conditions for their first formation The French and English nation as a model

Abstract

The Germanic invasions are considered the most important event in ancient European history, as they moved Europe and the world to new eras after its overthrow by the Roman Empire. Since the fifth century AD, Western Europe has become mostly Germanic kingdoms, but the Franks and the Anglo-Saxons are the only two kingdoms that were able to be stable, lasting and developing in the vastness of the Latin civilization. The crossing to the imperial stage after centuries of wars and expansion between

Germanic tribes and kingdoms, and by the tenth century AD, the features of two great nations, the French and the English, became clear. It cannot be traced back to a specific historical stage, but the most important role of the powerful kings and their vision of uniting the scattered tribes and kingdoms and creating a political, social and cultural unity was the beginning of the formation of the nation.

Here is an attempt to clarify the tribal origins, that were the human and civilizational basis for the first formation of the French and English nations, and the conditions, that led to the first formation and the differentiation between them.