The Cimbri, a Viking tribe lives in Asiago plateau

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The Cimbri, a Viking tribe originating from Jütland, Denmark, settled on the Asiago plateau, northern Italy.

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In 1709 the King of Denmark and Norway, Frederick IV, visited the Sette Comuni and witnessed a strange event: on his way home after a long tour of Italy the King had visited many cities including Vicenza, and had heard of this small Nation on the plateau who traced their origins back to the Cimbri, the very same people who lives in Denmark. Intrigued and keen to learn more, he travelled up to the Asiago plateau to be greeted by the people shouting "Hoch ünser König!" (long live our King!). The King was so astonished and pleased, as ancient documents reveal, that he declared that not even in his court could such elegant speech be heard.

Nel 1709 il Re di Danimarca e Norvegia Federico IV era in visita in Italia e trovandosi a Vicenza seppe che nei Sette Comuni si parlava in lingua nordica. Portatosi ad Asiago egli fu salutato festosamente in lingua cimbra 'Hoch ünser König!', 'Viva il nostro re!'.

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• "De ünsarn eltarn habent hortan kchöt, dass dar ünsar stam vun Zimbarn ist von tåüschen lentarn af an nort kömet in des bellische lant, in zait vom krige, ba dar grosse stroach ist den gant übel.
Des grosseste toal von krigarn ist gevallet toat, un de andarn haben sich verporget in balt ate perge von Draizen Kamaün oben Vern un dandare ate perge von ünzarn Züben Kamaün oben Vitschenz.
Übar disa hoge ebene in daü zait ist gabest alles an balt, ba habent genestet de pearen un de wölve, un koane làüte."

• "I nostri genitori hanno sempre raccontato che la nostra stirpe dei Cimbri è venuta dal lontano Nord in tempo di guerra in terra italiana, poiché la grande battaglia aveva avuto per loro esito negativo.
La maggior parte dei guerrieri è caduta e gli altri si sono nascosti nel bosco sui monti dei tredici Comuni sopra Verona ed altri sui monti dei nostri Sette Comuni sopra Vicenza.
Su questo Altipiano a quel tempo c'era una grande foresta, dove proliferavano orsi e lupi, e non la gente."

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