[gothic-l] Re: Danparstadir - Reidgotaland

[dirk at SMRA.CO.UK]

--- In gothic-l at y..., trbrandt at p... wrote:
> --- In gothic-l at y..., dirk at s... wrote:
>
> > >
> > > It is very easy to say, that we can not use the sagas and Saxo,
> as
> > > they do not fit the criterias of historical sources, but this is
> > > nearly the only written material about the early Scandinavian
> (and
> > > maybe northern Gothic) history.
> >
> >
> > Yes, but you cannot use it as historical source just because real
> > historical sources are absent. If real historical/archaeological
> > sources are absent that there is simply no history. In other
words,
> > one cannot simply assume that the Reidgota were a real people on
> the
> > basis of a saga and a lay on a stone. They must remain part of
> > literature and tell first and foremost something about literary
> > traditions and continuity, which should not prevent researchers to
> > find evidence for their existence in real sources.
> >
> > cheers,
>
> Dirk
>
> I did not claim this to be history but in the next sentence, which
> you snipped, I called it a "story" (being worth telling). It is
still
> interesting and may influence other assessments - as you agreed
> yourself.
>
> Troels


Hi Troels,

ok, I may have misunderstood you there. I have no problem with the
sagas beeing stories worth telling and completely agree.

cheers,

Dirk





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