[gothic-l] Tracing the Heruli

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Unfortunately I don't read Swedish. 
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No doubt that Dyna (contemp. West Dvina) with Dnepr 
comprised a shortest and easiest "river" path from 
the Black sea to the Baltic sea (and of course vice versa). 
However, there were some meteorological periods when 
another path became convenient as well. When climate 
dampness grew on the Russian plain (e.g. on the edge 7-8 cc.), 
the former Ivan-ozero (John-lake), the source of Shat-river 
in the Oka-Volga's basin, shed waters into Don in springs 
and during rainy summers. The same phenomenon connected 
the Volga's upper course with Lake Onega through Beloye ozero 
(White lake). Finally, all this created a continuous 
(without portages) path: 
  Azov - Don - Ivan-ozero - Shat - Oka - Volga - Beloye ozero - 
  Svir - Lake Onega - Svir - Ladoga - Neva - Gulf of Finland, etc. 
As if intentionally for our Heruls!
 
Vladimir
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tore Gannholm [mailto:tore.gannholm at swipnet.se]
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 11:43 AM
To: gothic-l at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [gothic-l] Tracing the Heruli



Vladimir,
In the Gotlandic chronicle they talk about the river dyna (Düna) for 
their travel to Greece.

If you could read Swedish there is a good study of the Gotlandic 
together with Svear push into the Russian river 7th and 8th century.

http://www.stavgard.com/Gotland/picturestones_/sterled/default.htm

Tore

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