[gothic-l] Re: ZDF Program on the Goths

[faltin2001]

--- In gothic-l at y..., "Bertil Haggman" <mvk575b at t...> wrote:
> Dear listmembers,
>
> Have just watched the first installment of the
> German ZDF channel series: Sturm ueber Europa
> (Storm over Europe). This first program
> clearly identified Vaestergoetland, Oester-
> goetland and Gotland as the original home of
> the Goths. The whole section on the Goths was
> created around Jordanes _Getica_.
>
> Part of the program dealt with the Silver
> Bible in Uppsala and Lars Munkhammar
> was interviewed.
>
> The program also featured the great
> catastrophy of Rome in 9 AD (Kalkriese
> near Osnabrueck).
>
> ZDF has produced a book for the series,
> _Sturm ueber Europa_ and in National Geographic
> Deutschland is an article about Kalkriese.
>
> It is really with great satisfaction one experiences
> this confirmation in 2002 of the Scandinavian
> origin of the Goths.


Greater satisfaction can be derived from the findings of real
experts, who -no doubt- are nearer the truth by rejecting a
Scandinavian origin of the Goths (in fact conclusively proving it!).
But since when were you interested in the truth? ;-)

Dirk


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