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Inclusion of the Goths[edit]

Should the Goths be included in the Eurasian nomad category? From my understanding they were a Germanic people, originally from the Baltic area. Also (from my understanding) they were not 'horse people.' Their armies were mostly infantry-based, and the horse was not a central part of their culture (as it was with the Turkic and Iranian peoples of the steppes). It is true that the Goths undertook a mass migration into Europe at the same time as many of these people, but colluding them with Asiatic nomads may cause a bit of confusion. If I'm missing something, please advise.

Juggernautthunderclap (talk) 11:47, 12 June 2017 (UTC)Juggernautthunderclap[reply]

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19th century fantasy literature[edit]

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The concept of "horse people" was of some importance in 19th-century scholarship, in connection with the rediscovery of Germanic pagan culture by Romanticism (see Viking revival), which idealized the Goths in particular as a heroic horse-people. J. R. R. Tolkien's Rohirrim may be seen as an idealized Germanic people influenced by these romantic notions. Tolkien's Wainriders of eastern Rhûn recall ancient steppe peoples like the Scythians. ^{[citation needed]} Similarly, George R. R. Martin's nomadic Dothraki people are heavily influenced by the lifestyles and cultures of historical horse people.^{[citation needed]}

This seems like a lot of trivia in what should be a tertiary article about the real-life nomads. If this material can be cited I think it would best be placed in a more relevant article, like an article about the books themselves. In any case, these citations could prove useful:

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Hunan201p (talk) 02:56, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

inclusion of cossacks?[edit]

the cossacks, although a later addition, adopted much of the culture and language (words) of steppe nomads, and much of their cultural traits focused on the pontic-caspian steppe and horses, as well as having exemplary features of much of steppe nomad culture. should they be included in this list? Villeum (talk) 15:45, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]