Re: oldest places- and watername in Scandinavia

From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 61489
Date: 2008-11-09

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From: "Erik Smit" <cuergomamotorist@...>
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Subject: Re: [tied] oldest places- and watername in Scandinavia


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> But when did the Saami arrive in the north Scandinavia?
> I suppose that they arrive in the beginning of the era,
> from Finnland and originally from the Asia. The arrival is
> late, so they cannot make any linguistic influence.
>
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This is a very late datation.
In any case, it seems they arrived _before_ Germanic people did.

A.