[gothic-l] Re: Illerup objects with runes.

[Tore Gannholm]

>>
>> As Jordanes writes the goths may have immigated from the Island
>> scandza around the beginning of our era.
>
>
>Hi Anders,
>
>I know that is not your main point, but just to add: Jordanes actually
>wrote that the Goths have migrated from the Island of Scandza some
>1000 years or so before our era!!
>
>
>

Dirk,
You are quite right that Jordanes actually wrote that the Goths have
migrated from the Island of Scandza that looks like a Juniper leave, the
shape of Gotland.

I don't think he mentions anything about 1000 years or so before our era.
It is rather 300 -200 BC

Tore


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