''Germanische Altertumskunde Online'', formerly called ''Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde'', is a German encyclopedia of the study of Germanic history and cultures, as well as the cultures that were in close contact with them.
The first edition of the ''Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde'' appeared in four volumes between 1911 and 1919, edited by
Johannes Hoops. The second edition, under the auspices of the
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
The Göttingen Academy of Sciences (german: Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen)Note that the German ''Wissenschaft'' has a wider meaning than the English "Science", and includes Social sciences and Humanities. is the second oldest of the se ...
, was edited by
Heinrich Beck (from vol 1, 1968/72),
Heiko Steuer (from vol. 8, 1991/94), Rosemarie Müller (from 1992), and
Dieter Geuenich (from vol. 13, 1999), and was published by
Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter GmbH, known as De Gruyter (), is a German scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature.
History
The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...
in 35 volumes between 1968 and 2008.
In 2010, the most recent version was published, now renamed ''Germanische Altertumskunde Online''. Edited by Heinrich Beck, Heiko Steuer, Dieter Geuenich,
Wilhelm Heizmann,
Sebastian Brather
Sebastian Brather (born 28 June 1964) is a German medieval archaeologist and co-editor of '' Germanische Altertumskunde Online''.
Career
Brather received his PhD in archaeology from the Humboldt University of Berlin in 1995 with a thesis '' Fel ...
,
Steffen Patzold and
Sigmund Oehrl, it is published online by De Gruyter, accessible via subscription.
degruyter.com: ''Germanische Altertumskunde Online''
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References
External links
Germanische Altertumskunde Online
*Digitized version of first edition:
Vol. 1 (A-E)
Vol. 2 (F-J)
Vol. 3 (K-Ro)
Vol. 4 (Rü-Z)
List of keywords of the second edition
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Encyclopedias of culture and ethnicity
Germanic studies