Reallexikon Der Germanischen Altertumskunde

"The Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde" bears the name of its founder, the English scholar and natural scientist Johannes Hoops. A second, completely revised edition of the "Reallexikon" has been appearing since 1972. It is designed as a handbook, and follows the tradition of comprehensive encyclopedias. Its objective is to give an allencompassing and critical account of the state of the art in Old Germanic History. Its interdisciplinary approach includes findings from art history, legal history, ethnology and religious studies.