Re: [tied] When Getae equaled Goths

--- In cybalist@..., george knysh <gknysh@...> wrote:

> --- stevelong02 <x99lynx@...> wrote:
>
>
> *****GK: Ironically, the Goths were themselves fairly
> significantly mixed with Sarmatians (Alans) and other
> groups. Jordanes even pointed out that they
> intermarried with the Huns, and frequently borrowed
> Hunnic names.*****
>

I seem to recall that the Alans were also known as the As people? Did
they also provide the Germanic-speaking Goths with leaders, divinely
inspired or otherwise (he asked innocently)?

Torsten