[gothic-l] Gothic Archaeology was Re: Whence the Eruli

[george knysh]

--- faltin2001 <dirk at smra.co.uk> wrote:
(an excellent summary of archaeological research on
the Goths)
****GK: A quick point between classes at the U.== I
think it is no longer possible to claim a Scandinavian
descent for the Goths viewed as an ethnos. Mass
migration across the Baltic seems out of the question.
But what recent archaeology does not apparently rule
out is the possibility of a smaller group infiltrating
the "locals" of Wielbark as their ruling class. And
all it takes for a "myth" such as that popularized by
Cassiodorus/Jordanes to evolve are the "traditions" of
one (eventually) ruling family, which are transposed
onto the entire people... I think more discussion of
this is warranted. See you all later.*****

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