[gothic-l] Scandinavian Goths

[finnestorp]

Dear listmembers
Jordanes mentions tribes in Scandinavia. Some of these tribes are 
easy to connect to specific  medieval härads(counties). For
example Rani and Ranerike, Fervir and Fjäre Härad and so on.
Without
having any aspirations in discussing the origin of the goths i would 
be interested in your ideas regarding some names that are "Gothic"; 
these are: Eua Greutungi - today's Örgryte, Gauthi Gothi -
today's Götar, Ostrogothi - today's Östgötar and
Wagot that are
not to be found in today's place names. Jordanes could not have
made 
these names up since they exist in early medieval times and even 
today. Were "Gotish" sounding tribe names common in the
migration
period or are these tribes somehow connected to the continental 
Goths ?
Bets Regards Marty




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