The Teutoburg Forest (German: Teutoburger Wald) is a range of low, forested mountains in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia which is believed to be the scene of a decisive battle in AD 9. Until the 19th century the official name of the mountain ridge was Osning.
Read more about Teutoburg Forest: Geography, History, Hermann's Memorial and The Renaming of The Osning, Websites
Famous quotes containing the word forest:
“They say he is already in the forest of Arden, and a many
merry men with him; and there they live like the old Robin
Hood of England.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
Related Subjects
Related Phrases
Related Words