[gothic-l] Re: Trailing the Eruli in the North

[troels_brandt]

--- In gothic-l at y..., "faltin2001" <dirk at s...> wrote:
> --- In gothic-l at y..., andreas.schwarcz at u... wrote:
.........
> > we cannot even say to which of the seven tribes mentioned he
> > belonged and why he went into exile. Jordanes does not say that
> > he came voluntarily. "Contempto proprio regno" just means that he
> > left his own realm, but does not tell us anything about the
> > circumstances. He may have been forced into exile, but we cannot
> > say anything for sure.
>
>
>
> Hello Andreas,
>
> my translation of the Getica maybe bad, but it says about Roduulf
>
> "But he despised his own kingdom and fled to the embrace of
> Theodoric, king of the Goths, finding there what he desired."
>

Dirk,

I prefer to follow Andreas' version, but your Mierow-transalation
presents even clearer the universal statement of a loser. This is the
explanation he would give, if he had to leave - and how often will a
king leave his throne because of bad climate, low cultural level or
unruly inhabitants, if he is able to rule them? Cassiodorus
(Jordanes) probably just referred what Roduulf told.

Troels


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