Talk:Nilfgaardian Empire/@comment-80.108.126.156-20150519043815/@comment-87.212.41.210-20160531194719

What is it this guy has against the Holy Roman Empire?

There's no need to get all mad about the name! The eastern Roman Empire also called itself Roman, as did the sultanate of Rum. None of those are Roman, yet the Holy Roman Empire was most certainly Roman Catholic, so the name does make sense. You are obviously right about the fact that is was very decentralised, but it existed for a long time, from the time Charlemagne founded it until Napoleon dismantled it. Now, a lot happend in this very long time period. And the emperor was often a very powerful person, not only because he was emperor, but because he was also the rules of his own lands. The empire was most certainly a superpower in its time (ever heard of Charlemagne or of the von Habsburgs?). Calling the Holy Roman Empire a predecessor of Germany isn't nastionalistic (Germans really dislike nationalism). Simply look at a map! All of Germany is inside of the empire, High German was the most spoken by the nobility (apart from Latin - but like you said the weren't Romans), and in the 16th century the name was actually changed to Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. I'd say that makes it pretty German - "basically Germany" in middle ages.