Who were Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of the way in which they were
Portrayed?
GERMANIA-personification of the german nation or the germans as a whole commonly associated with the romantic era and revolutions of 1848.she is the female allegorical figure of germany representing germany's strength,power,willingness to make peace &heroism.she is depicted as a robust woman with long, flowing, reddish blondehair & wearing armour.she often weilds the reichsschwert(imperial sword)&possess a mediaeval style shield that sometimes bears the image of a black eagle on a gold field