▁well ▁established . ▁Most ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁race - the or ists ▁like ▁Arthur ▁de ▁G ob ine au , ▁Otto ▁Am mon , ▁Georges ▁V acher ▁de ▁Lap ou ge ▁and ▁Houston ▁Stewart ▁Chamber lain ▁preferred ▁to ▁speak ▁of ▁" A ry ans ," ▁" Te ut ons ," ▁and ▁" Ind o - Europe ans " ▁instead ▁of ▁" N ord ic ▁Race ". ▁The ▁British ▁German ▁ra cial ist ▁Houston ▁Stewart ▁Chamber lain ▁considered ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁race ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁C elt ic ▁and ▁German ic ▁pe op les , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁S lav s . ▁Chamber lain ▁called ▁those ▁people ▁C elt - G erman ic ▁pe op les , ▁and ▁his ▁ideas ▁would ▁influence ▁the ▁ide ology ▁of ▁Nord ic ism ▁and ▁Naz ism . ▁ ▁Mad ison ▁Grant , ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁book ▁The ▁Pass ing ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Race , ▁took ▁up ▁Ri ple y ' s ▁classification . ▁He ▁described ▁a ▁" N ord ic " ▁or ▁" B alt ic " ▁type : ▁" long ▁sk ul led , ▁very ▁tall , ▁fair ▁sk inned , ▁with ▁bl ond , ▁brown ▁or ▁red ▁hair ▁and ▁light ▁col oured ▁eyes . ▁The ▁Nord ics ▁inhab it ▁the ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁Balt ic ▁Se as ▁and ▁include ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁great ▁Sc and in av ian ▁and ▁Te ut onic ▁groups , ▁but ▁also ▁other ▁early ▁pe op les ▁who ▁first ▁appear ▁in