Von: norie@localaccess.com (Norma Lewis)
  Datum: 15.07.98, 16:00:29
Betreff: Alamannen

Thought you all might like to see this translation from Francis Busser's "Saga
Alsacienne" where he gives us history of the Alamannen translated on Babelfish
-"the human manure of" the Alsatian.

Francis sent this to me privately saying "you do speak French" - No Francis, I
barely speak English - but I pasted this into Babelfish - didn't type it Joe
-  Voila'
Interesting pre-medieval history. I feel I can still consider the Schwabians
the original Germans, but have to add the Alamannens are also the original
Swiss and the original Alsatian. Is that correct, Francis. I also assume this
is only legend, never proven? Will you tell us more, Francis?

English:


    Friendships, Francis Busser

    Alamans or " Alemannen " is populations heterogeneous primarily of the "
Suèves ", come from the Scandinavian regions of the basin of Elba and made at
the 2nd century in the valley of the Hand. They were regarded as the direct
descendants of the first men on
ground. Since Adam and Eve and to the tower of Babel, their language was that
of " alle
Mannen ", that of all the men (known as the legend...). Between 260
approximately and
until the end of the 5th century, they invade initially all the region
conquered on the
Romans between the Rhine, the Lake of Constancy and Iller, then they largely
overflow it.
    The invasion of Alsace and the area of Basle starts towards 406.  Their
language evolved/moved until our days in 3 groups of dialects: in the
North-West bottom alaman or " Niederalemannisch " (Alsace, Bade, north of
Switzerland), in south-west the top alaman or " Hochalemannisch " (the essence
of the German-speaking Switzerland), in the east the souabe or " Schwäbis
English: (the essence of the German-speaking Switzerland), in the east the
souabe or " Schwäbisch " (Würtemberg, Is of Bavaria). In Alsace it replaces
quickly that of the celto-gallo-Romans much fewer. In the north of Haguenau,
it will be partially évincée by the language of the Francs after the victory
with Tolbiac into 496 of their Clovis head over Alamans.

    The local variations of the Alsatian dialect are explained at the same
time by the natural evolution of the language and the contribution of the
later invasions which never ceased. Those testify for example certain names to
villages like Saasenheim colonized at the 9th century by a group of Saxon or
like Friesenheim created by Clippings. Since the end of the Roman time, Alsace
is the theatre of ceaseless conflicts. However each time that a war is
finished, the army rabble is demobilized on the spot, remains there and there
mad stock. It comes from all the Empire germano-austro-Hungarian, of Spain, of
France, of England, of Scotland, of Holland as well  that of Sweden, Balkans
or the East. All these immigrants are quickly ' digérés', but leave traces in
the languages, the habits, know-how, mentalities. They are a human manure
without which the Alsatian one would not be Alsatian (Extracted from " Saga
Alsacienne ",
    FPB 1998)