It\u2019s hard to find a place to start.<\/p>
As with all long journeys, stepping out your own front door is the hardest part! Our heads can be busy with preparations, filled with doubts, or simply lacking the energy to commit to the road ahead.<\/p>
What then drives a man to take those first steps? To become firm in himself that preparations are adequate, that doubts should be cast aside and that the journey ahead is one indeed worth taking?<\/p>
We may have our own rituals, our sets of beliefs or guiding principles that help us to get into gear, but no matter what is happening behind the curtain, it is that first physical act of setting foot to ground that really firms our intention.<\/p>
Once we are moving, we are unstoppable, slowly moving along our path, and fate then, goes ever as she shall.<\/p>
Born from a love of history and hiking in the rich nature of North, Central and Western Europe, the thought behind Feorweg is to create a brand inspired by \u2018Germanic\u2019 history & natural heritage.<\/p>
It\u2019s hard to define who and what we mean by Germanic, but broadly we\u2019ll cover it as all those belonging to a culture which spoke a Germanic language. Amongst that we\u2019ll look at the influence of groups such as the Goths, the Anglo-Saxons, the Danes, Swedes, Frisians, Norsemen and their legacy on the world today. <\/p>
We\u2019re talking loosely of groups of people spanning from the Baltic to the Alps and later into France, England and beyond who shared a common route language and similar cultural identities. We\u2019ll look at a time span from roughly 500BCE, right through to modernity, exploring art, warfare, literature and influential figures of history. Feorweg focuses not just on the origins of \u2018Germanic\u2019 cultures, but the cultural landscape in which they joined, including their conflicts, and their legacies today. <\/p>
The inspiration for the brand\u2019s name \u2018Feorweg\u2019 comes from an old English word, meaning \u2018a way or path leading to a distant destination; a long way or journey\u2019. Old English is a germanic language and the history of the British Isles from the early 5th century AD will be a key theme of the brand. <\/p>
\u2018Feorweg\u2019 means both a long journey and a far off destination. We can use it to talk about our journey across both time and space as we rack up the miles and travel the years!<\/p>
So, here is that first foot on the ground to build momentum on what promises to be indeed a Feorweg. Thank you for joining us and enjoy the trip!<\/p>
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