Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – They moved through the deep, dark, and dense forests quickly and quietly. They could neither be seen nor heard. Trained in various deadly weapons, they are today referred to as elite warriors and the greatest army against the ancient Romans. Before Roman soldiers knew what had happened, Germanic ghost warriors appeared out of thin air, killed, and vanished into the darkness in the blink of an eye.
Unlike the Vikings, who confronted their enemies face-to-face, Germanic ghost warriors exploited nature and the element of surprise. It may have been a crude method, but it was certainly a successful military tactic. When ancient Romans entered their territory, they soon learned the Germanic ghost warriors had never bowed down to anyone and had no intentions of ever doing so.
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