[gothic-l] Region name connected with Goetar, Goths

[Bertil Häggman]

Esteemed listmembers,

Here is another bibliographical note on the relation this
time of some regional/provincial names. I have
received at least one angry letter from a listmember
who told me to provide the whole article in Hoops 2nd
edition on the list (I think it was the one
on Goetar) for Keth, but I guess this member thought
Hoops was just a one volume encyclopedia
and that there were just a few words to quote.
Sorry that I had not had time to provide more to
Keth and listmembers on these matters but I am at the
time being engaged in writing a number of
encyclopedia entries for a publishing company,
taking much time.

Gothically

Bertil

Goetland, Goetaland, Gautland, Gotland, Gutland

Professor Andersson in his "Goetar" article in Hoops 2nd 
ed. discussed the area of habitation of the Goetar:

".seit vorgeschitl. Zeit in S-Schweden angesiedelt.Die 
Bezeichnung wird vor allemmit zwei Landschaften verbunden, 
Oestergoetland (aschwed, Østragøtland, 'das ö. Gøtland') an 
der Ostsee und Vaestergoetland (aschwed. Vaestragøtland 
'das w. Gøtland'), das wenigstens durch die Muendung des 
Flusses Goeta aelv mit dem Meer in Verbindung
stand. Das Stammesgebiet wird sich demnach auf beiden 
Seiten des Vättersees wohl von Kueste zu Kueste erstreckt 
haben. Neneb aschwed. Gøtland, awn. Gautland
(mit Stamkomposition) 'das Lan der gøtar', jeweils auf 
eine der beiden genannten Landschaften bezogen, kommt 
auch Gøtaland (mit Gen. Komposition), Pl., 'die Lande der gøtar' 
vor, das einen groesseren Raum bezeichnete)."

Also Oestergoetland, Vaestergoetland, and Gotland (Gutland) 
are seperately treated in Hoops 2nd ed.
They  will also be treated in this short selected bibliography. 
Gotland is discussed by Ingemar. In Goterkaellan  (2000) on 
around 50 pages with Goetaland on around 15 pages.



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