[gothic-l] Re: Goths as more than barbarians

[gretchen harrelson]

Ok, I need to be a bit more specific... I am searching
for sources dealing with the 3rd and 4th century
Visigoths. I am writing against the stereotype
assigned to the Visigoths, that they were Barbarians,
in the most negative light.
--- faltin2001 <dirk at smra.co.uk> wrote:

>
> --- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "gretchie77"
> <gretchie77 at y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I am searching for reputable resources showing
> Goths as more than
> > just a war loving culture...any
> suggestions..thanks! I do know they
> > traveled with their families and loved their
> children, but cannot
> > find the literature to back it up.
>
>
>
> I think people of practically all cultures travel
> with their families
> and love their children - so you probably don't need
> to back this up
> with literature references. If you take any standard
> work on Gothic
> history such as Peter Heather or Herwig Wolfram, you
> would find that
> they were more than just single-mindedly looking for
> war. If you look
> at books like Schaetze der Ostgoten, you can see
> many examples of
> their refined artwork.
>
> Cheers
> Dirk
>
>
>
>



		
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