[gothic-l] Re: Illerup objects with runes. to Tore

[Tore Gannholm]

Hello Dirk,
I don't know what evidence Wolfram has for 1490 BC. Jordanes does not
mention any year.
>From an archaeological point of view there is an emigration from Gotland
4th and 3rd century BC. At the same time there are gravefields in the
Vistula area beginning at that time presumably Gothic.
Tore


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>Hello Tore,
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>Jordanes also does not mention 200-300BC either. Wolfram writes in
>'Das Reich und die Germanen' (p.58) that Jordanes, based on
>Cassiodorus implied that the Goths crossed from the island of Scandza
>to the Vistula region in the year 1490BC. This is what I was refering
>to when I said 'about 1000BC'.
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>regards
>Dirk
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