[gothic-l] Re: Alans in the West

[andreas.schwarcz at UNIVIE.AC.AT]

Already in the fourth century Alans were settled in Pannonia 
together with Goths and Huns under the leadership of Alatheus and 
Saphrac. They served as federates and regular soldiers and officers 
f.i. in the armies of Gratianus, Theodosius I and Stilicho. Groups of 
Alans were also settled in Italy  and Gaul. The French name Alain 
has its roots in Alanus und Allen is the English form of it.
Cf. Bernard S. Bachrach, A History of the Alans in the West. 
Minneapolis 1973.
Regards
              Andreas Schwarcz
Ao.Univ.Prof.Dr.Andreas Schwarcz
Institut für österreichische Geschichtsforschung
Universität Wien
Dr.Karl Lueger-Ring 1
A-1010 Wien
Österreich
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