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

[Tore Gannholm]

>
>Tore wrote:
>>  ..This could also answer the question about Öland. The
>>  Danes expelled them from the mainland but the Heruls
>>  kept Oeland and continued up to Lake Mälar area.
>
>As far as I remember the changes at Oeland are normally dated in the
>470'ies - pointing maybe at the earlier Eastgermanic warriors instead.
>
>Troels

Hagberg who did the large excavations on Öland writes that the change 
takes place about 500, could be a little later.


UTSIKTSPUNKT ÖLAND TUSENÅRIGA PERSPEKTIV

ULF ERIK HAGBERG

Offren i Skedemosse upphör ca 500 och en allmän nedgång i samhället 
kan noteras. Människor lämnar bosättningar i marginalområden som ute 
på Stora Alvaret.

http://www.stavgard.com/Gotland/beowulf_/utsiktspunktola/default.htm

Tore
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