Re: [tied] Re: Celts/Gauls

Torsten,

> The first Germanic speaking tribes we hear about are the Sciri and
> Bastarnae around 200 BCE in Southern Poland. They probably came from
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> Scandinavia. Contemporary writers say the language of the Bastarnae
> (note the the name) was corrupted because of their close relations
> with the Sarmatians.

Is their any attestation of their Germanic speech at this approximate
date of 200 B.C. other than the Negau helmet? And we don't exactly know
what specific tribe(s) to attribute the Negau helmet to.

Also, aren't Germani mentioned at Clastidium in 222 B.C. ?
-Michael

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