[gothic-l] Re: what is the real objection against the Scandiavian origin of the Goths?

[OSCAR HERRERA]

ive read jordaunes account of the goths and their deeds and he says they came from a place called gutlan of scandinavia origin and of course left those areas due to overcrowding and war....oscar

Ingemar Nordgren <ingemar at nordgren.se> wrote:


Hi Tom,

Sure it probably remains a hypothesis but there are different
hypotheses that still should be compared. I do not claim to be able to
prove a Scandinavian origin - I just conclude there are many facts
speaking for a Scandinavian origin of some of the Goths - not all. I
besides mean there is not one single Gothic people but several which
is definitely a new definition and this gives the Goths another
background. Their original ethnicity was not the specific language of
the Vistula Goths but the divine origin of all Gothic peoples.Just
check my Ph.D.- thesis and you might be surprised!

Best regards
Ingemar




-- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, macmaster at r... wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> In my understanding, the objection to a prehistoric Scandinavian origin
> for the Goths is simply that it is unverifiable. ....

> So, there is no "real problem" with it beyond the fact that it cannot
> advance from hypothesis to fact.
>
> Tom MacMaster








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