[PAR] [TLE] German Forest [SEP] The German Forest (German: "Deutscher Wald" ) was a phrase used both as a metaphor as well as to describe in exaggerated terms an idyllic landscape in German poems, fairy tales and legends of the early 19th century Romantic period.  Historical and cultural discourses declared it as the symbol of Germanic-German art and culture, or as in the case of Heinrich Heine or Madame de Staël, as a counter-image of French urbanity.  It was also used with reference to historical or legendary events in German forests, such as Tacitus' description of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest or even the nature mysticism of the stylized Germanic national myth, the "Nibelungenlied" as the history of its multi-faceted reception shows. [PAR] [TLE] Battle of the Teutoburg Forest [SEP] The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (German: "Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald" , "Hermannsschlacht", or "Varusschlacht"), described as the Varian Disaster ("Clades Variana") by Roman historians, took place in the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE, when an alliance of Germanic tribes ambushed and decisively destroyed three Roman legions and their auxiliaries, led by Publius Quinctilius Varus.  The anti-Roman alliance was led by Arminius, a Germanic officer of Varus' auxilia who had acquired Roman citizenship and had received a Roman military education, thus enabling him to deceive the Roman commander methodically and anticipate the Roman army's tactical responses.
[PAR] [TLE] German Forest [ SEP ] The German Forest ( German : " Deutscher Wald " ) was a phrase used both as a metaphor as well as to describe in exaggerated terms an idyllic landscape in German poems , fairy tales and legends of the early 19th century Romantic period . Historical and cultural discourses declared it as the symbol of Germanic - German art and culture , or as in the case of Heinrich Heine or Madame de Staël , as a counter - image of French urbanity . It was also used with reference to historical or legendary events in German forests , such as Tacitus ' description of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest or even the nature mysticism of the stylized Germanic national myth , the " Nibelungenlied " as the history of its multi - faceted reception shows . [PAR] [TLE] Battle of the Teutoburg Forest [ SEP ] The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ( German : " Schlacht i m Teutoburger Wald " , " Hermannsschlacht " , or " Varusschlacht " ) , described as the Varian Disaster ( " Clades Variana " ) by Roman historians , took place in the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE , when an alliance of Germanic tribes ambushed and decisively destroyed three Roman legions and their auxiliaries , led by Publius Quinctilius Varus . The anti - Roman alliance was led by Arminius , a Germanic officer of Varus ' auxilia who had acquired Roman citizenship and had received a Roman military education , thus enabling him to deceive the Roman commander methodically and anticipate the Roman army 's tactical responses .
To which event where three Roman legions were distroyed is the phrase The German Forest sometimes used to refer to?
To which event where three Roman legions were distroyed is the phrase The German Forest sometimes used to refer to ?
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest