[gothic-l] Eruli#1

[hrafnsnest]

Hail All!

	Just thought that I would add this small piece of info. on 
the Eruli, and their possible earliest mention.
While I am not an expert on this subject, my area is the runes, I do 
realize that there are several schools of thought on this, from the 
Erulians being a distinct ethnic tribe [Jakobsen and Moltke], to them 
being composed of "warrior bands" > kriegerverbands, from various 
tribal backgrounds, forming a "network" of "warrior magicians", with 
Wodanaz / Woden / Odhinn as their war-god.  One proponent of the 
later theory is Otto Höfler, Hernkunft und Ausbreitung der Runen 
(1970-71), who interprets the inscription on the bronze Helmet of 
Negau (A) [3rd - 1st cent. BCE] c. erul > (c)enturio Erul(i)> 
[written in N. Ital. script].  According to Höfler, this Germanic 
auxiliary, who, while in contact with the N. Ital. script, develops 
the "form" of the Elder runic script, which is then taught to his 
fellow warriors.  This would account for one explanation of the 
apparent "intra-tribal" mode of the dispensation of runic knowledge 
among the peoples of the far north.  
While I agree with Höfler that this possible, the date remains 
problematic.

Jeff



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