Warrior-Club Traditions in Medieval Switzerland

Authors

Arnold H. Price

Keywords

Germanic warrior clubs, Hans Georg Wackernagel, Battle of the St. Jacob on the Birs, World War II, Swiss troops

Abstract

This article endeavors to serve as an extension (as well as a confirmation) of my research on the role of warrior clubs during the era of migrations, the so-called Völkerwanderung. In regard to the Völkerwanderung terminology I am relying in this study primarily on the ground-breaking work of the late Hans Georg Wackemagel, whose novel anthropological approach unearthed and analyzed a substantial body of pagan traditions surviving in medieval Helvetia.

Recommended Citation

Price, Arnold H. (1998) "Warrior-Club Traditions in Medieval Switzerland," Swiss American Historical Society Review: Vol. 34: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol34/iss2/4