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L O W L A N D S - L  -  21 September 2007 - Volume 01
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From: Mike Wintzer <k9mw at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL-L "Language death" 2007.09.20 (01) [E]

Hi Ron, hi Lowlanders,

Ron you wrote:

"what is now Eastern Germany was largely Slavonic-speaking and began to be
colonized in earnest in the 12th century, with mass migration to that region
from Germanic-speaking Western Europe..."

further on in the same posting you mention the Romanization of the Iberians,
Kelts etc.
and so doing you go back about 2000 years. In those days what is now East
Germany was settled by Germanic tribes extending far into what is modern
Russia and as
far South as the Crimean. Therefore the presence of Slavonic tribes as far
West as Central
Germany was the result of subsequent ethnic shifts. A mention of this would
have
completed your posting.
With all respect and kumpelmenten,
Mike Wintzer

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Language death

Thanks, Mike.

This is apparently true. Areas of what are now Eastern Germany, Poland,
etc., were previously (somewhat thinly) inhabited mostly by what are
considered East Germanic communities (Burgundians, Goths, Gotones, Rugians,
Scirians, Vandals, etc., and also Langobards). Most of those, however,
migrated to other areas and thus largely vacated those regions.

There are various theories (and a lot of romantic notions) as to Slavic
ethnogenesis and migration. It is clear, though, that there was a series of
northward migrations from roughly the area of the Balkans. Some of the
migrating bands moved into the then largely vacated regions, though
personally I would not be surprised to find that they absorbed remnants of
East Germanic populations.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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