[gothic-l] The extent of Hermanaric's realm

[Bertil Haggman]

On the surface it might seem so but I would
like exclude the Frisians, the Franks and
the Saxons, Swabians and others as
not being part of Ermanaric's Regnum
Ostrogotorum. The exact delineation of
"borders" is of course not possible.

A thorough inventory of all possible
sources and interpretations when it
comes to Ermanaric's realm would be
interesting. Any additional suggestions?

Bertil Haggman

> As an afterthought to this. If you, Bertil,
> wish to follow Jordanes, then you must believe that
> Hermanaric's Empire stretched all the way to the
> Rhine, since that is where "Germania" began (or
> ended). Now that is a problem, in that a  ruler who
> dominated the entire stretch north of the Roman limes
> in the period ca. 350-370 AD could hardly have passed
> unnoticed. Yet there is practically nothing about him
> in Roman sources beyond Ammianus Marcellinus...If
> you're not willing to accept the Rhine border, and
> wish to interpret Jordanes more critically (as you
> implicitly do by taking the Elbe and Dvina as
> boundaries) then there is room for discussion...


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