[gothic-l] Re: "Eruli", "Goths", "Danes" and wherefrom the runes

[Dr. Dirk Faltin <dirk@smra.co.uk>]

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, Tore Gannholm <tore.gannholm at s...>
wrote:
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> >Tore,
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> >the fact that the Heruls were scattered among several other peoples
> >of the same region can be established from the contemporary sources
> >like Procopius who reported about the defeated and starving Heruls
> >who sought refuge first among Gepids and then among Romans.
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> Dirk,
> I know that there are various interpretations and I think it has to
> remain interpretations even if it is by wellknown scolars. They are
> only human.


Tore,

these are not interpretations, but direct deductions from the
contemporary sources. Also, it is not controversial but commonly
accepted.

Dirk


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