Re: [tied] Vanir

As I re-read your posting it suddenlu dawned on me that what they certainly refer to is not the lake itself but Karelian Aunus (Aunuks-), extending to the north of it. It fits like a glove, if it's possible at all that Ermanaric's influence reached Karelia.

Piotr

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From: Sergejus Tarasovas

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Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 5:59 PM

Subject: Re: [tied] Vanir

A comment to that passage in my edition of Getica states "in Aunxis svidetel'stvujet o prebyvanii c^udi na territorii mez^du Ladoz^skim i Onez^skim ozerami, na c^to ukazal F. A. Braun ("Razyskanija v oblasti goto-slav'anskix otnos^enij, str. 255, so ssylkoj na Ju. Koskinena, K. Mu"llengoffa, V. Tomas^ka i dr. ")" I must admit I don't get the point. Lake Ladoga is called Ladoga in ORuss, Aldeigjuborg in ONorse (if my source is correct), and I'm aware of two Finnic etymologies (<*Aaldokas 'choppy, rising in waves' or *Alodejoki < alode 'lowland'). Lake Onega is A"a"nisja"rvi in Finnish (< a"a"ninen 'sonorous, resounding' ?). Rather far from *Aunx-.