1974 The Franks - part

The Franks

A Critical Study in Christianisation and Imperialism [PDF]

Original Dutch: Karel De Frank “De Groote”?

by F.J. Los, M.A., Ph.D.

Translated into English by John P. Wardle

Printed in England by Historical Review Press

Chapel Ascote, Ladbroke, Southam, Warwickshire

Publication of the Foundation “The Northern League”,

P.O.B. 1796, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Author’s biography

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Contents/ Plates/ Maps

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Foreword to the original Dutch edition

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Preface for the English edition

[7] When the plan of this book was crystallising in the mind of its author, a revival of Nordic-Germanic self-awareness seemed to be dawning. The centre of this movement was in Germany, but although it found an echo among the minor Germanic peoples of the European continent, it was hemmed in its spreading by unfavourable circumstances. The political antagonism between the leading Nordic-Germanic nations made it at that time improbable right from the start, that it would ever meet with a response from our Anglosaxon brotherfolks over the seas.

A world-catastrophe has passed since, and political circumstances are thoroughly changed. A war which has exhausted the forces and greatly reduced the power of the leading Germanic nations of Europe, has brought this continent onto the verge of destruction, while it has deprived the Nordic race of its dominant position all over the world. As a consequence of this internecine and devastating war — that was in the full sense of the word mainly a war between brother-folks — half Europe is at present occupied by an alien and half-Asiatic power, while the Nordic race, threatened by hostile forces from without and within, is everywhere thrown on the defensive.

To withstand the enormously increased power of Asiatic communism, seconded as it is by the “rising tide of colour” — to use an expression of a well known and far-seeing American author — most Western nations have united in a great alliance, to avert, if possible, their subjugation which would result in the total eclipse of Western culture. What makes the politics of these nations uncertain and unsuccessful however, is the blindness of their leading politicians to the significance of Race which makes them ignore in their doings the predominant Nordic and Germanic character of their peoples.

Greater still is the danger which threatens the Western peoples from within. This danger originates from the fact that these same politicians are, for a considerable part, aliens in respect of the soul of the Western culture, in which they cannot share, while nearly all of them are hating the Nordic race, the main producer and bearer of this culture. Striving to dilute and obliterate this race by a wholesale and thoroughgoing mongrelisation, they adhere to the obsolete ideal of “democracy” which originated in the antiquated equality idea.

As a result of the prevailing ideology, the Nordic element has lost its leadership of the Germanic nations, while at the same time and as a direct consequence thereof a phenomenon has become apparent which has justly been dubbed by another American writer, who ended tragically, as Culture distortion. Our Western culture is seriously ill and is degenerating in a terrifying manner, having come under the custody of men who are inwardly indifferent or even hostile to it, and whose mental and moral attitude differs too much from that of its creators.

[8] Culture distortion is however of olden date. As will be expounded in this book, it existed already from the sixth century onwards in the kingdom of the Franks and ever since that time the Nordic race has been struggling against tendencies in that direction. Although at present the situation is in this respect more serious than ever, there are, especially in the Anglosaxon countries, signs of an awakening of Nordic self-awareness and this revival of the race-soul, which is no longer confined to the homeland of the Germanic peoples, is our only hope for the future. If the English edition of this book could contribute a little to this Nordic renaissance, the writer would think it to be the best reward for his troubles.

To conclude with, he has to express his thanks to his friend, Mr. Jan Kruls in Amsterdam, who took the initiative in the translation of this book and sponsored its English edition. No less is he obliged to Mr. John P. Wardle in Dusseldorf, who effectuated the difficult task of translation in a short time, nonetheless in an excellent manner.*

Oostburg, Holland, Haymoon 1968. / The Author.

• Note: The translator, as an expert in Germanic languages, had the intention to use many real Anglosaxon words instead of words of French origin, which came later into the English language.

chapter one — The migration of Germanic peoples and its consequences

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Comparative survey of the history of the Frankish kingdom and of the christianisation of the West-Teutons

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