Talk:Eurasian nomads

Inclusion of the Goths
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.

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19th century fantasy literature
I recently removed this chunk from the article:

'''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. Similarly, George R. R. Martin's nomadic Dothraki people are heavily influenced by the lifestyles and cultures of historical horse people.'''

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:





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

inclusion of cossacks?
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)