[gothic-l] Question about Catualda

[dirk at SMRA.CO.UK]

Short question: Catualda was a chieftain/noble how toppled Marbod, the
king of the Marcomanni in around 19AD, with the help of the Gothones.
Some authors call this Catualda a Goth, while others seem to regard
him as Marcomannic. As Pohl pointed out, at this time the Marcomanni
dominated the Celtic Lugians, who in turn dominated the Vistula
Gothones. Thus, by supporting Catualda the Gothones may have sought to
improve their position in these inter-tribal relations.

Anyway, is there any indication or generally accepted viewpoint as to
whether Catualda was a Goth or a Markomann. One indication could be
his name, I thought that male names ending on 'a' are a typical
feature for some East Germanic/Gothic names.

cheers
Dirk




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