[gothic-l] Review _Odin in Azov_

[Bertil Haggman]

Thor Heyerdahl - Per Lilliestroem, Jakten pa Odin -
Pa sporet av var fortid, Oslo, Norway, J.M. Stenersens Forlag, 2001.
320 pages.
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First a few words on the preparation for this excellet book,
which is a good buy for all who are interested in migration
and the Goths (and read Scandinavian).

In 1998 the Arni Magnusson Institute (via the President
of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimson) in Reykjavik invited
the authors to a seminar on the Icelandic sagas and geography.

This did encourage them to start the quest to the southeast.
Later they were joined by Asov archaelogist Sergey Loukiashko,
Russian Professor Vladimir Jakovitch and Director Anatoli Gorbenko.

In a substantial chapter (pp. 228-236) Dr. Heyerdahl and Per
Lilliestroem present a wealth of information on the migration of
the Goths, Eruli and Gepidi to the Black Sea area.

An interesting piece of the chain is the battle of Illerup in South Denmark. Here 775
lanceheads and spearheads were found, as well as around 350 shield
bosses and more than 100 swords, date second half of the second
century AD. (see further C.Fabech, "Booty Sacrifices
in Southern Scandinavia: A Ressassment" in _Sacred and Profane_
Oxford 1991).

Per Lilliestroem: The remarkable thing with Illerup is that there are
no literary reflections, only archaelogical. Chronologically it fits, however,
well with the migration of the Eruli from Scandinavia. The Eruli was
a Gothic people. And they headed directly for the Black Sea area
around Panticapaion at the Kerch Strait. The Gauts/Goths
could well be a religious brotherhood.

It is my intention to return to these matters in a number of contributions
to the list.


Mr. Bertil Haggman, LL.M.
author
Member, Swedish Writer's Union
E-mail: mvk575b at tninet.se




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