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Re:Battle of Alesia by mytailorisrich on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @05:47PM (#21996603)
The Franks are not depicted as ancestors of the French people in general but rather as the founders of France.
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Re:Battle of Alesia by hrktb on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @06:43PM (#21997011)
Sorry I mixed up Franks and Gaulois, which are two different things altogether.

The part I had in mind is the old “our ancestors, the gaulois” which is not taught as is anymore, but still stays very present in the minds through an almost exclusive focus on Gaulois’ side when depicting that time period (not just fantasy depictions like Asterix, but also a lot of documentaries and reconstitutions funded publicly)

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nos_ancêtres_les_Gaulois

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Re:Battle of Alesia by mytailorisrich on Thursday January 09, 2020 @03:14AM (#21999399)
Well, in fairness it is true that 'modern' French have Gauls among their ancestors.
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