But *hro:Ta-ri:ks is a rather common
Germanic name. There were, for example, numerous Rodericks of Gothic descent all
over Europe. The element *hro:T- does occur in names of Skjoldung rulers (cf.
Hrothgar in Beowulf), but not exclusively there; it was quite common in Frankish
names, for example. I don't see much logic in insisting that Rus or Varangian
leaders must have sported the *dynastic* names of whatever ethnic group they
derived from. It's a bit like claiming that an upper-class fellow called Henry
(Henri, Heinrich, Hendrik, Henryk, Imre, etc. in no matter what language) must
be British because the British have had eight kings with that name.
Piotr
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Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 1:04 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: Language - Area - Routes
Yes, but Galster's point was: Hrørek and Helge were names of
the Scylding (Skjoldung-) kings of Roskilde on Sjælland (around 550?). Ingvar is
Swedish enough. Those two first names are not known as names of Swedish kings.
Galster also points out that Migration-time Germanic kings would have
allitterating names within the same dynasty
(here h-)
Torsten