[gothic-l] Re: Goths, Eruli in the East

[Tore Gannholm]

>--- Oskar Andersson <o.andersson at gamlabyn.com> wrote:
>>  I am not sure that we have to have immigration to
>>  make this change in culture.
>>  If there indeed was a Herul migration to Lake
>>  M”laren region, how come they
>>  influenced it so much? Did people accept their
>>  authority or were they so many
>>  in numbers that they could have gained control over
>>  the region?
>>  Personally I just find it very hard to accept this
>>  theory of Herul immigration
>>  because I don't find the evidence conclusive enough.
>
>*****GK: As someone not familiar with Scandinavian
>languages except via dictionaries and/or kind helping
>souls, may I be allowed to ask a peripheral question?
>I have once read that the title "Jarl" ["Earl" (Eng.)]
>was due to the Heruli and could be used as an argument
>for their influence in the North. Is this true or a
>myth?******
>

You are right.
There are certain scolars that have suggested that jarl, earl might 
have someting to do with Eruli.

Tore
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