[gothic-l] Re: Jordanes and the Scandinavian Eruli

[Tore Gannholm]

>er source, the new king brought down from Thule
>
>I agree, but Procopius wrote "one of the most numerous nations there
>are the Gauti [Gautoi], and it was next [para=at/beside/by] to them
>that the incoming Eruli settled at the time of question" in the
>Dewing translation. The interpretation has been discussed earlier and
>as far as I can see this position of arrival must be the same as the
>position of the Jordanes-event, if the two authors mentioned the same
>group of Heruls.
>
>This makes enclaves in the forests of Smaaland the most probable
>choise in my opinion. Here the Dani had a reason to expell them and
>they would live "para" the Gautoi.
>
>Troels 
>

It seems logical. This could also answer the question about Öland.The 
Danes expelled them from the mainland but the Heruls ketp Öland and 
continued up to Lake Mälar area.

Tore
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