[gothic-l] Re: Bastarnae

[Tore Gannholm]

>Hi Dirk, Vladimir, and Tore,
>
>Thank you for your respective replys.  I've been curious as to what
>forms of writing the pre-CE Germanic tribes such as the Bastarnae
>would have been exposed to.  The two cultures that come to mind are
>the Scythian and Ionian Greek.  All of this in relation to the origin
>of the runes and other mythological concepts that were later
>developed by the Norse culture.  Myself, I've opted for the N. Italic
>theory of Otto Hofler (Negau Helment B) via the possible (H)erul
>genesis.  However, I've seen such theories as a Gothic via Greek
>origin, and even the highly questionable Gok-turk theory purported by
>a certain Professor out of Hungary (he even calls the Gok-turk
>script "runes").
>
>I guess what I'm trying to do is eliminate any possible "Eastern"
>origin of the runes in my mind.
>
>Skal,
>Valulfr
>

Hi Valufr,
I hope you read Troengs recent article
http://www.stavgard.com/Gotland/utdragfornvnnen_/runessemicorig/default.htm

It stirred up quite a lot of arguments on Germanic-L

Tore
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