[gothic-l] Re: Goths, Gauti, Goetaland, Gotland

[Tore Gannholm]

>Tore wrote: "I still maintain that the prelude to the Viking age is
>the
>>  immigration of the Heruls to Lake Mälar area and their expansion in
>>  the Baltic with Gotlandic and Svear colonies in present day Baltic
>>  states and later on into the Russian river system and to Norway,
>>  British isles-Island."
>
>Hail Tore!
>  I am completely facsinated by the possible (H)erul expansion and
>settlement into the areas that you mention, especially Iceland. 
>Rather than read through the many postings regarding this issue, I
>shall ask the following, what are your principal sources, from what
>geographical point(s) do you see them eminating from?  And what
>information is there to point to the (H)eruls movement to Iceland?
>
>Odhvaknir
>

Hi!

I never indicated that the Heruls moved to Iceland. This is something 
that Einar  Birgisson has brought up. You have to ask him for his 
sources.

I have only stated that there is an immigration of a ruling class to 
the Lake Mälar area beginning 6th century. Later that century the 
rulers of the Lake Mälar area together with the Gotlanders 
established colonies on the East coast of the Baltic. Excavations in 
Grobin, Apuole and Elbing.
In the 9th century they extended their travels to the Russian rivers 
and we find large Scandinavian gravefields.

Tore
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