From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 61207
Date: 2008-11-02
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From: "Erik Smit" <cuergomamotorist@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 11:05 PM
Subject: [tied] Scandinavia and the Germanic tribes such as Goths, Vandals,
Angli and Saxones.
>
> With interests I read messages about the Scandinavian origin of the
> Germanic tribes such a Goths, Vandals. But who did read "Skandinavien
> und die Gothen" written by Rolf Hachmann und "Germanische Studien"
> written by Juergen Udolph?
>
> Especially Udolph has serious objections against a Scandinavian
> origin
> of the Germanic tribes. He wrote that the oldest place- and rives
> of the Germanic can be found in Central Germany, the region Hannover-
> Magdeburg and Westfahlen (with east of the Netherlands). Scandinavia
> has more recently formed names.
>
> And a Scandinavian origin of the Goths and Vandals is a disputed
> matter. For example Wibold Mazczak wrote that the Goths came from
> the south of the ancient DDR, went to Bavaria and Austria and arrived
> in the Ukraine via Hungary. The Gudones mentioned by Tacitus were
> the Baltic tribe of Galindoi.
>
> And what about the origin of the Angli and Saxones? Did the Angli
> come from the Angerland in Sweden and were the Saxons Scandinavians
> too? And who do live in Jutland and north Germany before the
> arrival of the Germanics?
>
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Thank you Erik
This should be a very interesting topic.
Arnaud