Re: [tied] False Scandinavian Origins

According to Albrectsen, the finds in Fyn and other parts of Denmark
point to a connection towards Western Germania in the period 0 - 200
CE, then (200-400 CE) towards the Black Sea region. Perhaps what
happened was that the trade routes in that direction were slowly
opened again, in whatever way?

I noticed BTW that the Germanic-speaking area at the time corresponds
in extent to the later Poland-Lithuania. Since I suspect that trade
routes and transport are important in defining the area that a
linguistic group choose to settle in, could I ask Piotr (as everybody
does!) to tell us some of what he might know of production and
transport routes in Poland-Lithuania, especially transport on water
and the problem of transshipment between the Baltic and the Black Sea
river systems? All I know is anecdotal information that the roads
were not too good? Thank you in advance?

Torsten

Torsten,

Just read the Gotlandic history. The Gotlanders used these rivers: Visla, Bug

That is the way "Krampmacken" was intended to sail but was stopped at the than Sovjet border. Instead they followed Visla all the way and went over to Donau.

One of the more popular ways from Gotland was the Riga bay and further river Düna.

Tore

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