[gothic-l] Re: Goths, Eruli in the East

[george knysh]

--- Oskar Andersson <o.andersson at gamlabyn.com> wrote:
> I am not sure that we have to have immigration to
> make this change in culture.
> If there indeed was a Herul migration to Lake
> Mälaren region, how come they
> influenced it so much? Did people accept their
> authority or were they so many
> in numbers that they could have gained control over
> the region?
> Personally I just find it very hard to accept this
> theory of Herul immigration
> because I don't find the evidence conclusive enough.

*****GK: As someone not familiar with Scandinavian
languages except via dictionaries and/or kind helping
souls, may I be allowed to ask a peripheral question?
I have once read that the title "Jarl" ["Earl" (Eng.)]
was due to the Heruli and could be used as an argument
for their influence in the North. Is this true or a
myth?******


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